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Subject Source: Gilcrease Object Names

Found in 168 Collections and/or Records:

Processo y causa criminal contra Juan Mendez de VillaVisiossa Vezino de esta Ciudad y natural de VillaVisiosa en Portugal, por observante de la ley de Moysen, 1642-1647

 Item — Box 8
Identifier: 40.10035
Description

Trial of Juan Mendez de Villaviciosa for observing the Law of Moses.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 1642-1647

Processo y Causa Criminal fulminada Ca [contra] Pedro Nolasco negro esclabo [esclavo] de Po [Pedro] Lopez de Cobarrubias sobre haver renegado de dios, 1658-1659

 Item — Box 11
Identifier: 40.10046
Description

Trial of Pedro Nolasco, negro slave, for having cursed God.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 1658-1659

Proçeso contra la memoria y fama de Simon Payba difunto portugues vezino de Mexico, que murio en las minas de pachuca [por] Judaite [Judaizante], 1597-1601

 Item — Box 17
Identifier: 40.10081
Description

Trial of Simon Payba, deceased, for observing the "Law of Moses".

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 1597-1601

Proçeso criminal contra Ana de Sant Franco [Francisco] Monja profesa del convento de la conçepçion. Por Revelaciones. Difunta, 19 Dec 1622

 Item — Unboxed C-27-1
Identifier: 40.10026
Description

Trial of Ana de San Francisco for revelation concerning the salvation of certain dead persons.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 19 Dec 1622

Proçeso criminal contra Berdo [Bernardo] fernandez. Por Astrologo, 14 Mar 1623

 Item — Unboxed C-27-2
Identifier: 40.10027
Description

Trial of Bernardo Fernández for practicing astrology.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 14 Mar 1623

Proçeso de Diego Hernandes Açerador Qa [Contra] Don Hernando Cortes, 28 Feb 1529

 Item — Box 21
Identifier: 40.10100
Description

Suit of Diego Hernández against Hernando Cortés.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 28 Feb 1529

Proçeso y Causa Criminal Ca [Contra] Cathalina Cornejo veza [vezina] de la ciudad de Guatemala, 1668-1672

 Item — Box 12
Identifier: 40.10048
Description

Trial of Catalina Cornejo, for giving cult to the devil.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 1668-1672

Proçeso y causa criminal Contra fray Andres del Castro Religioso saçerdote Del orden Del ssor [señor] Sancto Domíngo Por Soliçitante, 1625-1658

 Item — Box 10
Identifier: 40.10045
Description

Trial of Fray Andrés de Castro, as solicitor.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962.

Dates: 1625-1658

Proçesso cona [contra] Diego Lopez por observante la ley de Moises; y otro proceso [contiene dos procesos], 26 Feb 1595-19 Aug 1598

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: 40.10005
Description

Two trials of Diego López for observing the "Law of Moses". This is part of a larger series against Portuguese suspected practitioners of Judaism in Mexico City in the 1590s.

Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962. Additional description provided by Amanda Summers, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Helmerich Center for American Research, 2024-2025.

Dates: 26 Feb 1595-19 Aug 1598

Proçesso cona fray Joan Cabello subdiacono professo de la orden de S [San] Agustin, peniado por esta Inquion [Inquisición] y por la de Lima. Por haverse hecho ministro de esta Inquion [Inquisición]., 23 Nov 1594-14 Sep 1595

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: 40.10003
Description Trial of Juan Cabello for having impersonated a minister of the Inquisition. Trial includes details about impersonation, vagrancy, shipping, priesthood, name and identity changes. Changed names and moved between Lima, Havana, Guadalaxara, other cities, and was recognized on ship by crew.Title transcribed and translated by Clevy Lloyd Strout, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Tulsa, 1962. Additional description provided by Amanda Summers, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral...
Dates: 23 Nov 1594-14 Sep 1595