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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • General
  • Existence and Location of Copies
  • Arrangement
  • Individuals represented in the collection:
    • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Mexican Inquisition papers
    Identifier/Call Number: mssMX
    Physical Description: 15.9 Linear Feet (49 volumes, 9 boxes, 4 folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1525-1822
    Abstract: Original records of 93 trials from the archives of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Mexico.
    Language of Material: Materials are in Spanish.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Mexican Inquisition papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Series I manuscripts were a gift of Walter Douglas in 1944.
    Series II manuscripts were a gift of W.F. Stuart-Menteth in 1932.
    Photostatic copies were received through G.R.G. Conway on February 26, 1927.

    Biographical / Historical

    The Mexican Inquisition was an extension of the institution in Spain which had been originated by the papal bull of Sixtus IV in 1478. The Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition originally controlled both the local tribunals in Spain and those in the colonies. In 1571 the Holy Office was established as a separate body in Mexico. The purpose was to detect and try heretics or persons guilty of any offense against the church (including violations by priests) and to investigate the blood lines and genealogy of individuals aspiring to positions of trust in the Church or government.

    Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of the original records of 93 trials from the archives of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Mexico. The testimony of these trials (for heresy, blasphemy, violation of ecclesiastical vows, witchcraft, Judaism, and other charges) reveals much information about ethnic groups and manners and customs in colonial Mexico. Also included are facsimiles of portions of the Libro Primero de Votos. The entire collection is in Spanish.
    A list of volumes in Series I was published in Hispanic American Historical Review, Nov. 1964, pp.565-567.
    Many of the case files were listed for sale in Blake's Catalogue of Autographs and Manuscripts, Printed Books on the Inquisition, and Associated Books, no.8 (1909).
    Note: HM 35129, Part I, f.22, was missing from the collection as of March 20, 2012.

    General

    Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssHM 35095-35182, mssFAC 14-17.

    Existence and Location of Copies

    This collection has been digitized in its entirety and the digital reproductions are available in the Huntington Digital Library. 

    Arrangement

    Organized in three series:
    1. Volumes
    2. Boxes
    3. Facsimiles

    Individuals represented in the collection:

    1. Agustin, Juan. HM 35123.
    2. Alamilla Valderas, Pedro de. HM 35113.
    3. Alvarez, Leonor (Rodríguez) de. HM 35101.
    4. Amaya, Francisco de. HM 35147.
    5. Arceo, María de. HM 35132.
    6. Arellano y Córdova, Ramiro de. HM 35160.
    7. Arias de Rabanal, Gómez. HM 35156.
    8. Armas, Gaspar de. HM 35126.
    9. Ayala, Luis de. HM 35100.
    10. Barba, Bartolomé. HM 35106.
    11. Barrosso de Palacios, Cristóbal. HM 35158.
    12. Bazán, Nocilás [Nicolas?]. HM 35131.
    13. Bello, Antonia. HM 35115.
    14. Bermejo, Joseph. HM 35182.
    15. Bolaños, Sebastián de. HM 35133.
    16. Bruñón de Vertiz, Joseph. HM 35127.
    17. Cabrera, Diego de, see San Martín, Diego de.
    18. Cáceres, Leonor de. HM 35105.
    19. Caravajal, Ignacio. HM 35134.
    20. Carvajal, Juan de. HM 35154.
    21. Carvajal, Ignacio de, see Caravajal, Ignacio.
    22. Carmona Tamariz, Diego. HM 35161.
    23. Carvajal, Francisco de León, see León Carvajal, Francisco de.
    24. Casimiro, Vicente. HM 35177.
    25. Castillo, José Lázaro del. HM 35181.
    26. Castro, Margarita (Moreira) de. HM 35125.
    27. Caveros, Francisco. HM 35138.
    28. Charte, Pedro, see Conarte, Pedro.
    29. Correa Juárez, Pedro. HM 35131, HM 35132.
    30. Couto Figueroa, Sebastián de. HM 35157.
    31. Covarrubias, Agustín de. HM 35178.
    32. Covarrubias, Francisco de. HM 35149.
    33. Cruz, Cristóbal de la, see Basurto, Cristóbal.
    34. Díaz, Baltasar, see Valle, Baltasar del.
    35. Díaz, Domingo. HM 35109.
    36. Díaz, Yáñez, Juan, see Domínguez, Sebastián.
    37. Díaz de Possadas, Melchior. HM 35131.
    38. Domínguez, Sebastián. HM 35110.
    39. Enríquez, Catalina. HM 35123.
    40. Erenchun Salmerón, Mariana de. HM 35167.
    41. Fernández Arévalo, Joseph George. HM 35179.
    42. Fernández Cavadas de Quirós, Gregorio. HM 35173.
    43. Fernández Machuca, Antonio. HM 35128.
    44. Fernández y Domínguez, Manuel. HM 35138.
    45. Ferrete, Joseph de, see Basurto, Cristóbal.
    46. Fonseca, Gaspar de. HM 35123.
    47. Frechel, Pedro. HM 35108.
    48. García Cárdenas, Serafín. HM 35122.
    49. Gómez Casillas de Solorzano, Frutus. HM 35111.
    50. González Carmona, Diego. HM 35159.
    51. Guerrero, Bartolomé. HM 35122.
    52. Gutiérrez Jalapa, Juana. HM 35130.
    53. Hidalgo y Costilla, Manuel. HM 35101.
    54. Hortigosa, Pedro de. HM 35148.
    55. Iraragorri, Francisco de. HM 35155.
    56. Jacinto, Jorge. HM 35118.
    57. Juárez de Figueroa, Diego, see Suárez de Figueroa, Diego.
    58. León Carvajal, Francisco de. HM 35103.
    59. Leoz, Francisco de. HM 35162.
    60. López de Aguarda, Simón. HM 35118.
    61. López de Erenchun, Martín. HM 35163-HM35164, HM 35167.
    62. López de Erenchun, Tomás. HM 35164.
    63. López Páramo, Francisco. HM 35167.
    64. Manuel, Juan Antón. HM 35129.
    65. Marques, Vicente de los Dolores, see Casimiro, Vicente.
    66. Márquez, Pedro. HM 35106.
    67. Mauriño, Domingo. HM 35139.
    68. Melgarejo Santaella y Lobera, Antonio Eugenio. HM 35176.
    69. Mendoza, Pedro de. HM 35153.
    70. Menéndez Valdez, Fernando. HM 35106.
    71. Montoro, Antonio. HM 35171.
    72. Montoya, Jorge de. HM 35119.
    73. Mosquera, Pedro Bernardo. HM 35122.
    74. Muñoz, Francisco. HM 35108.
    75. Ocharte, Pedro. FAC 16.
    76. Olivares Villaroel, Juan de. HM 35161.
    77. Olmo, Pedro del. HM 35151.
    78. Oñate, Pedro de. HM 35098.
    79. Ortiz, Joan. FAC 15.
    80. Palao, Pedro Mártir. HM 35110, HM 35112.
    81. Palau, Pedro Mártir, see Palao, Pedro Mártir.
    82. Paniagua, Francisco. HM 35160.
    83. Peralta, Isidro de. HM 35168-HM 35169.
    84. Pérez de Ugarte, Joseph. HM 35107.
    85. Pineda y Morales, María Josepha. HM 35175.
    86. Quintero de Villalta, Baltasar. HM 35170.
    87. Rame, Luis. HM 35130.
    88. Ramírez, Luis, see Rame, Luis.
    89. Ramos, Domingo. HM 35114.
    90. Razin, Francisco, see Ruiz, Francisco.
    91. Reguera, Pedro de. HM 35108.
    92. Reyna, Bernardo. HM 35172.
    93. Rivera Rendón, Gerónimo de. HM 35106.
    94. Rodríguez, Domingo, see Díaz, Domingo.
    95. Rodríguez, Esteban. HM 35109.
    96. Rodríguez, Juan. HM 35129.
    97. Rodríguez, Leonor, see Alvarez, Leonor (Rodríguez) de.
    98. Rodríguez, Pedro. HM 35116.
    99. Rodríguez de Abouza y Messa, Manuel Joseph. HM 35174.
    100. Romano, Gregorio. HM 35152.
    101. Ruiz, Alonso. HM 35146.
    102. Ruiz, Francisco. HM 35120, HM 35124.
    103. Salinas, Buenaventura de. HM 35102.
    104. San Joseph, Francisca de. HM 35113.
    105. San Juan de la Cruz, Francisco de. HM 35137.
    106. San Martín, Diego de. HM 35121.
    107. San Nicolás, María de, see Arceo, María de.
    108. Solorzano, Melchior de. HM 35111.
    109. Suárez de Figueroa, Diego. HM 35120.
    110. Suárez de Mezquita, Alejandro. HM 35135.
    111. Texosso, Francisca. HM 35119.
    112. Texosso, Isabel. HM 35122.
    113. Tinoco, Antonio. HM 35121.
    114. Torquemada, Lorenzo de. HM 35124.
    115. Uribe, Juan de, see Rivera Rendón, Gerónimo de.
    116. Valle, Baltasar del. HM 35111, HM 35117.
    117. Vallejo, María Gerónima de. HM 35165.
    118. Vega, Pedro de. HM 35150.
    119. Vera, Santiago de. HM 35145.
    120. Vidaurre, Francisco de. HM 35117.
    121. Vie, Cornelio de. HM 35099.
    122. Villarejo, Eusebio. HM 35140.
    123. Villasana Platero, Gabriel de. HM 35144.
    124. Vívero, Rodrigo de. HM 35116.
    125. Yáñez, Francisco. HM 35097.
    126. Zaragoza, Miguel de. HM 35180.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Inquisition -- Mexico
    Inquisition -- Mexico -- History -- 16th century -- Sources
    Inquisition -- Mexico -- History -- 17th century -- Sources
    Inquisition -- Mexico -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
    Inquisition -- Mexico -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
    Trials -- Mexico
    Mexico -- Ethnic relations.
    Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810 -- Sources
    Mexico -- Politics and government.
    Manuscripts -- Mexico -- 16th century
    Manuscripts -- Mexico -- 17th century
    Manuscripts -- Mexico -- 18th century
    Manuscripts -- Mexico -- 19th century
    Collection Contents
    Volumes
    Boxes
    Facsimiles
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