Tribunal de la Inquisición de Llerena
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Country
ES
Name of institution (English)
National Historical Archive
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
spa
Contact information: postal address
Serrano 115, 28006 Madrid
Contact information: phone number
0034 917688500
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
ahn@cultura.gob.es
Reference number
INQUISICIÓN
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Tribunal of the Inquisition of Llerena
Title (official language of the state)
Tribunal de la Inquisición de Llerena
Language of title
spa
Creator / accumulator
Tribunal de la Inquisición de Llerena
Date(s)
1485/1834
Language(s)
spa
Extent
4 boxes and 2 books
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This fonds comprises documentation produced by the Inquisition of Llerena. It is relatively small, containing only four "legajos" (boxes of documents) and two books that mainly refer to issues related to the economic management of the court.
This court mostly persecuted people known as "alumbrados" (those who had religious practices considered to be heretic, often linked to witchcraft). However, in some periods, the persecution of people following presumed Jewish-related traditions was fierce, namely when, in early 1486, 323 individuals accused of carrying out Jewish practices were reconciled.
Persecution against conversos was also particularly intense between 1700 and 1730 when the Inquisition of Llerena was the scene of firm repression and sentencing.
PARES, the system of the Spanish Archives, provides researchers with extensive documentation that has already been digitised and made available online.
In most cases, consultation of inquisitorial documents should be complemented with research on other district courts and the Consejo de Inquisicion (Inquisition Council) fonds, which contains documentation produced by the Suprema. This institution had jurisdiction over all inquisitorial courts in Spanish territories.
This court mostly persecuted people known as "alumbrados" (those who had religious practices considered to be heretic, often linked to witchcraft). However, in some periods, the persecution of people following presumed Jewish-related traditions was fierce, namely when, in early 1486, 323 individuals accused of carrying out Jewish practices were reconciled.
Persecution against conversos was also particularly intense between 1700 and 1730 when the Inquisition of Llerena was the scene of firm repression and sentencing.
PARES, the system of the Spanish Archives, provides researchers with extensive documentation that has already been digitised and made available online.
In most cases, consultation of inquisitorial documents should be complemented with research on other district courts and the Consejo de Inquisicion (Inquisition Council) fonds, which contains documentation produced by the Suprema. This institution had jurisdiction over all inquisitorial courts in Spanish territories.
Archival history
After the extinction of the Inquisition in Spain, most documents were sent to the Archivo General de Simancas. From 1896, the inquisitorial fonds held in Simancas and Alcalá were sent to the Archivo Historico Nacional, where the Inquisición section was created. This section has been completed by incorporating other series of inquisitorial documents stored in the Biblioteca Nacional de España (National Library of Spain) in 1914.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Tribunal of the Inquisition of Llerena was initially known as the Tribunal of Extremadura, and its foundation is closely linked to the establishment of the Inquisitorial jurisdiction in Guadalupe. In this city, from March 1485 to the end of that year, a series of trials were initiated in the Monastery of Guadalupe.
At the beginning of 1486, the judges who were using the Inquisitorial authority moved to Belalcazar and La Puebla de Alcocer and sentenced 323 people accused of Jewish-related practices (Judaizers). This initial phase, when the authority of the Inquisition was largely dependent on specific figures and not on a stable and robust institution, lasted until 1487.
In May 1488, the inquisitors of Guadalupe, Bachelor Tristán de Medina and Fray Juan de Santa María, settled in Llerena intending to prosecute the Jews of Extremadura living in Guadalcanal, Zafra, Fregenal de la Sierra, Segura de León, Jeréz de los Caballeros and Llerena.
Llerena ended up being the place where the Inquisitorial authority had its final seat at an unspecified date. It is known that, until about 1525, the jurisdiction of this court remained quite flexible, being only restricted to the areas between the courts of Toledo and Córdoba.
The activity of the Tribunal of Llerena is mainly known for its particular persecution of a group known as the "alumbrados". Some of the most remarkable cases from the 16th and 17th centuries occurred there. Persecution against conversos and people accused of carrying out Jewish practices was particularly intense between 1700 and 1730 when the Tribunal of Llerena was the scene of strong repression and sentencing.
At the beginning of 1486, the judges who were using the Inquisitorial authority moved to Belalcazar and La Puebla de Alcocer and sentenced 323 people accused of Jewish-related practices (Judaizers). This initial phase, when the authority of the Inquisition was largely dependent on specific figures and not on a stable and robust institution, lasted until 1487.
In May 1488, the inquisitors of Guadalupe, Bachelor Tristán de Medina and Fray Juan de Santa María, settled in Llerena intending to prosecute the Jews of Extremadura living in Guadalcanal, Zafra, Fregenal de la Sierra, Segura de León, Jeréz de los Caballeros and Llerena.
Llerena ended up being the place where the Inquisitorial authority had its final seat at an unspecified date. It is known that, until about 1525, the jurisdiction of this court remained quite flexible, being only restricted to the areas between the courts of Toledo and Córdoba.
The activity of the Tribunal of Llerena is mainly known for its particular persecution of a group known as the "alumbrados". Some of the most remarkable cases from the 16th and 17th centuries occurred there. Persecution against conversos and people accused of carrying out Jewish practices was particularly intense between 1700 and 1730 when the Tribunal of Llerena was the scene of strong repression and sentencing.
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Kevin Soares, 2023
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