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Documents pertaining to cases heard by Bishop Zum�rraga as Apostolic Inquisitor of Mexico between 1536 and 1543

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Title Documents pertaining to cases heard by Bishop Zum�rraga as Apostolic Inquisitor of Mexico between 1536 and 1543

Creator Zum�rraga, Juan de, 1468-1548

Date 1536-1543

Language Spanish

Place Mexico--Mexico City

Subjects Augustinians, Catholic Church, Indians of Mexico, Indians, Treatment of, Inquisition

Description Some loss of text due to mutilation of right margin.
Affixed labels on recto of each ms. suggest that they once belonged to library of Mexico City bookseller, Wilson Wilberforce Blake.
Partial transcription of documents available in Special Collections Info File.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary Petition, deposition, and sentence from cases heard by Bishop Zum�rraga as Apostolic Inquisitor of Mexico between 1536 and 1543. In his petition of March 16, directed to some high-ranking church or Inquisition official, Zum�rraga protests the unlawful actions of certain Augustinians in trying and sentencing cases of Indians accused of practicing idolatry, matters over which the Inquisition has exclusive jurisdiction. Zum�rraga accuses Fray Antonio Aguilar of using corporal punishment against certain Indians of the pueblo of Coquila who are worshipping idols, and asks that such practices be stopped and that the overzealous priest be sanctioned. Included with the petition is the confidential testimony of Anton Molero against Father Aguilar, in which Molero states that the priest found idols hidden by the Indians, along with a large quantity of clothing, and had ten or twelve Indians whipped in the marketplace and their idols publicly burned. There is also a fragment of a document of March 14, pertaining to a case against Juan de Visco on charges of scandalous language. In light of the prisoner's confession, Zum�rraga orders him to pay to the Inquisition treasury a fine of 10 pesos in gold, as well as the costs of the trial.

Extent 2 items (2 leaves) ; 32 cm or smaller.

Format Petitions

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 1277

BibID 128380

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991283808805867_Ayer_MS_1277

Unique Identifier NL11II94

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