The Inquisition's trials and censorship in New Spain (1571–1820)

1. Royal order to establish colonial inquisitions

   Aug 10, 1570Labels: Philip II, Spanish Inquisition, Colonial policy

   • Catholicity
   • Mex Inquisition

2. Pedro Moya de Contreras becomes first inquisitor

   Jan 1, 1571Labels: Pedro Moya, Inquisitor, Mexico City

   • Moya de Contreras
   • Mart n Enr

3. Tribunal of the Holy Office opens in Mexico City

   Nov 4, 1571Labels: Tribunal of, Mexico City, Church court

   • Mex Inquisition
   • Catholicity

4. First recorded public autos de fe in New Spain

   Apr 15, 1574Labels: Autos de, Public ceremony, Mexico City

   • Mart n Enr
   • Mex Inquisition

5. New Spanish censorship strengthened through expanded Index

   Jan 1, 1583Labels: Index of, Censorship, Inquisition

   • ND Inquisition
   • ND Index 1583

6. Carvajal family crypto-Jewish prosecutions intensify

   Jan 1, 1589Labels: Carvajal family, Crypto-Jews, Inquisition prosecutions

   • Carvajal Younger
   • Carvajal y Cueva

7. Luis de Carvajal the Younger executed at auto de fe

   Dec 8, 1596Labels: Luis de, Crypto-Jew, Auto de

   • Carvajal Younger
   • Tablet

8. Mexico City auto de fe of 1601 held

   Jan 1, 1601Labels: Mexico City, Public ritual, Inquisition

   • Digital Auto
   • Mex Inquisition

9. Great Mexico City auto de fe targets crypto-Jews

   Apr 11, 1649Labels: 1649 auto, Crypto-Jews, Mexico City

   • Carvajal y Cueva
   • Somos Primos

10. William Lamport executed after long inquisitorial imprisonment

    Nov 19, 1659Labels: William Lamport, Political trial, Inquisitorial prison

    • Lamport
    • Lampart ES

11. Sor Juana controversy reflects climate of church censorship

    Mar 1, 1691Labels: Sor Juana, Respuesta a, Church censorship

    • Encyclopedia com
    • UMD Archive

12. Cádiz Cortes abolishes the Inquisition in the Spanish monarchy

    Feb 22, 1813Labels: C diz, Abolition decree, Spanish monarchy

    • Abolition Wiki
    • Lea Gutenberg

13. Abolition decree published in Mexico City

    Jun 8, 1813Labels: Abolition decree, Mexico City, Inquisition property

    • Catholicity
    • Lea Gutenberg

14. Inquisition re-established under Ferdinand VII

    Jan 21, 1814Labels: Ferdinand VII, Inquisition restoration, Absolutism

    • Catholicity
    • Mex Inquisition

15. Holy Office in New Spain definitively abolished

    Jun 10, 1820Labels: Holy Office, New Spain, Final closure

    • Mex Inquisition
    • Catholicity