Death by Effigy: A Case from the Mexican Inquisition

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Page references in italics refer to illustrations adler, E. n., 179n3 alberro, solange, 185n59, 198n15 alzorriz, sancho, 76, 85; during Pérez trial, 78 anable, E. nott, 179n3 andrada, antonio de: banishment of, 22; sentencing of, 186n81 anti-semitism: association with sambenitos, 4; of spanish empire, 10–11, 181n5. See also Judaizers appropriation, concept of, 180n5 archivo General de la nación (mexico city), xv arias de rivera, Diego, abuse of inquisitorial authority, 22–23 art, colonial mexican, 7, 8, 9, 182n20 audience chamber, 81 audiencia (appellate court), mexican, 5, 86; Francisco de molina’s post at, 67, 190n34; in investigation of 1582, 145, 164; Juan de molina’s work for, 75; relationship with inquisition, 20; rubio naranjo’s ties with, 163 autillos (inquisitorial procedures), 186n81 autos de fe, 13–15; execution in effigy at, 14, 16, 17, 172, 174; in madrid, 17, 185n56; in Valladolid, 185n56 autos de fe, mexican, 201n60; of Judaizers, 172; in mexico city, 21, 186nn75–76; in the yucatán, 19 Ávalos, licenciado melchor de: defense of Figueroa, 158, 160; defense of Juan lópez, 137, 141; defense of yáñez, 144; in Pérez trial, 88, 191n19 Badillo, cristóbal, 186n79 Balbuena, maría de, 98, 99, 169 Bale, anthony, 200n54 Balmaceda (servant), rubio naranjo’s accusation of, 36, 38, 41 Bárbara (servant), 100, 108, 192n8 Barret, robert, 198n21 Barrio, Fray cristóbal, 29 Benedict, saint, coat of arms of, 3–4, 171. See also sambenitos Beristain, Pedro de (the elder), 78, 115; testimony before santiago, 66–67 Beristain, Pedro de (the younger), 29, 65 Bernard, saint, “De triplici custodia,” 200n46 black (or Gothic) letter script, suspects’ knowledge of, 35, 36, 37, 40, 65–68, 96, 102, 122, 151 Blake, Willson Wilberforce, 179n1 Bonilla, alonso Fernández de, 21–23, 29, 128; advocacy of torture, 118; conflict with Dávalos, 47; Figueroa before, 155–60; interrogation of yáñez, 80–83, 86–87; Juan lópez before, 112, 145; Juan lópez de montalbán before, 36–37; Parada’s testimony before, 129–33; Pedro hernández before, 35; in Pérez trial, 77; representation of bishop, 193n1; rubio naranjo’s correspondence with, 38–39; at sentencing ceremony, 161; symbol of authority, 23; trujillo’s testimony before, 45–48, 77; yáñez before, 115–16 Boyd-Bowman, Peter, 194n11 Brückner, Wolfgang, 183n38 index index 212 cabeza de Vaca, Pedro, 22 carlos of texcoco, Don, execution of, 18–19, 186n75 carnival, iberian, 174 caro Baroja, Julio, 201nn68–69, 202n70 castizos, 10, 170 castro, 98, 99, 169 cencerradas (shaming activities), 174 cepeda, luis de: rubio naranjo’s accusation of, 36, 40, 69; testimony before santiago, 69–71, 75, 93 cerón carvajal, Jorge (alcalde mayor of tepeaca), 29–30; arrest of Juan lópez de montalbán, 167; investigation by, 32, 34, 37, 38, 96, 167–68, 174; and yáñez, 53, 112 cerro techachales-techalrey (mountain), 4 cervantes, Juan de, 20 charivaris, 174 charles ii (king of spain), auto da fe attendance by, 17 chuetot, Pierre, pirate band of, 201n58 church of the assumption (tecamachalco), 6; art of, 7, 8, 9; construction of, 6, 182n16; placement of effigy on, 1, 3 comendadores (religious-military orders), 4, 176, 202n77 contreras, Jaime, 198n15 conversos (Jewish converts), 10 coras, Jean de, xvi corozas (cone-like miters), 16, 17, 24 cortés, hernán, 5 council of the supreme and General inquisition (suprema, madrid), xvi; authority in mexico, 19; on execution in effigy, 200n56; report of mexican inquisition to, 163, 173. See also inquisition, spanish criminals, execution in effigy, 11–18 criollos, 132, 194n11 crypto-Jews, 170–71 Dávalos, alonso Granero, 21–23, 29; appointment to see of charcas, 47 defamation: Siete Partidas on, 178; symbols of, 173–74, 193n2. See also honor; reputation; rumor Díaz del castillo, Francisco, 187n7 distaffs, symbolism of, 174, 201n68 Douglas, Walter, xi, 179n1 Edgerton, samuel y., Jr., 183n38 effigies: appearance of, 16–17; construction of, 16; of deceased persons, 17; doublefaced , 15, 200n57; images of, 185n56; of Judaizers, 17; of saints, 174, 202n70; signs on, 16. See also execution in effigy effigy, tecamachalco, xi, xiii, xiv, 3, 4; appearance of, 1, 3, 121, 188n2; delivery to mexico city, 76; discovery of, 29; handwriting on, 37, 67–69, 95, 96, 97, 102, 122; Juan de molina’s recognition of, 125; makers of, 123, 125, 141, 156–59; materials used for, 1, 202n71; meaning of, 171–72; possession of, 29; sign on, 1, 3, 121–22, 157, 158, 176, 181n3; symbols...