Mexican Inquisition Original Documents
Item
Country
US
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
eng
Contact information: postal address
The Bancroft Library, 94720-6000 Berkeley, CA
Contact information: phone number
001 510 642 6481
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bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Reference number
BANC MSS M-M 144, 147, 148, 175, 511, 1744, 1826, 1827
BANC MSS Z-P 1
BANC MSS 67/140 m, 72/57 m, 96/95 m
BANC MSS Z-P 1
BANC MSS 67/140 m, 72/57 m, 96/95 m
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (official language of the state)
Mexican Inquisition Original Documents
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición de la Nueva España
Date(s)
1537/1817
Language(s)
spa
Extent
14 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This collection is composed of original documents from the Inquisition of Mexico. Most of these materials are inquisitorial trials, and some of them relate to accusations of Judaism, such as the following:
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 1, item 7: Diego Mendez, Tlaxala, 1619.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 1, item 9: Ana Enríquez, Mexico City, 1642-1649.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 1, item 10: Gaspar de Robles, Mexico City, 1642.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 2, item 11: María Rodríguez del Bosque, Mexico City, 1642-1646.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 2, item 13: Alvaro de Acuña, Mexico City, 1642-1649.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 2, item 16: Manuel Mendez, Tlaxcala, 1657-1660.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 5, item 22: Manuel Suarez de Olivera, Manila, 1661.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 2: Manuel de Lucena, Mexico City, 1594.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 3: Leonor de Carvajal, Mexico City, 1595.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 4: Isabel de Carvajal, Mexico City, 1595.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 6:2: Margarita Moreira, Mexico City, 1646.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 6:3: Antonia Nuñez, Mexico City, 1647.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 16: Rafael Crijanto Gil Rodríguez, Antigua Guatemala, 1789.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 1, item 7: Diego Mendez, Tlaxala, 1619.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 1, item 9: Ana Enríquez, Mexico City, 1642-1649.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 1, item 10: Gaspar de Robles, Mexico City, 1642.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 2, item 11: María Rodríguez del Bosque, Mexico City, 1642-1646.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 2, item 13: Alvaro de Acuña, Mexico City, 1642-1649.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 2, item 16: Manuel Mendez, Tlaxcala, 1657-1660.
BANC MSS 72/57m, box 5, item 22: Manuel Suarez de Olivera, Manila, 1661.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 2: Manuel de Lucena, Mexico City, 1594.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 3: Leonor de Carvajal, Mexico City, 1595.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 4: Isabel de Carvajal, Mexico City, 1595.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 6:2: Margarita Moreira, Mexico City, 1646.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 6:3: Antonia Nuñez, Mexico City, 1647.
BANC MSS 96/95 m, vol. 16: Rafael Crijanto Gil Rodríguez, Antigua Guatemala, 1789.
Administrative / Biographical history
The history of the Inquisition in Mexico originates in the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Spain. After the Spanish colonisation of the Americas, the Inquisition's jurisdiction extended to Spanish America. The initial presence of Inquisitorial authority was felt after the arrival of the first missionaries, who, from 1521 on, were granted some inquisitorial authority to support the conversion of local populations. In this period, the destruction of Mexico's indigenous cultures became apparent. Later, it was decided to establish a new Inquisition court in Mexico. This new institution was established by royal decree of January 25, 1569, issued by King Felipe II (1527-1598), under the designation of Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición en la Nueva España (Court of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in New Spain).
The tribunal's mission was to banish all ideas, opinions, and doctrines contrary to the Catholic orthodoxy in the newly conquered territories. The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in New Spain was dissolved during the last years of the Viceroyalty. This dissolution was part of the Cadiz liberal movement, which, on February 22, 1813, decided to abolish the Inquisition in Spain and American territories. However, the last session of the Inquisition of Mexico was held as late as 1820.
The tribunal's mission was to banish all ideas, opinions, and doctrines contrary to the Catholic orthodoxy in the newly conquered territories. The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in New Spain was dissolved during the last years of the Viceroyalty. This dissolution was part of the Cadiz liberal movement, which, on February 22, 1813, decided to abolish the Inquisition in Spain and American territories. However, the last session of the Inquisition of Mexico was held as late as 1820.
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Carla Vieira, 2022
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