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II. Trials and Sentencing

Thousands of trial transcripts and related documents have been preserved to record the day-to-day judicial work of the various inquisition tribunals. Though most remain in unique manuscript copies held by major national or ecclesiastical collections in countries of origin as Spain, Portugal, Italy and Mexico, exemplars of several documentary types are also available in the McDevitt Collection.

Featured Sources

Relación de los méritos del proceso de Ana Mendez doncella portuguesa, hija de Jorge Rodriguez..."

Relación de los méritos del proceso de Ana Mendez doncella portuguesa, hija de Jorge Rodriguez..."

circa 1596, 1600

Josef Nuenta Escalante, Jose Manuel Calderon, et al., "Diligencias contra el Reo Atanacio de la Crus, por haver echo pacto, con el Diablo..."

Josef Nuenta Escalante, Jose Manuel Calderon, et al., "Diligencias contra el Reo Atanacio de la Crus, por haver echo pacto, con el Diablo..."

Josef Nuenta Escalante, Jose Manuel Calderon, et al.,

1798-1799

About Sources

The Inquisition collection at the University of Notre Dame contains at least 22 items that can serve to illustrate the richness and variety of documentation relating to inquisitorial trials. Being for the most part unique manuscripts, these are not listed in Van der Vekene’s bibliographical reference work; the vast majority of surviving originals remain in their country of origin’s principal inquisition archives.

For more information about the collection, for appointments to view items for research purposes, or for rights and reproductions, please email us at rarebooks@nd.edu or visit our website.

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