Case file · Witch trials
Trial of Paula de Eguiluz
Paula de Eguiluz, a free woman of African descent and a renowned healer, was tried for witchcraft by the Cartagena Inquisition in 1624 and again later, accused of meetings with the devil.
1624 CE · 10.42, -75.55 · status: official
The account
Her trials are among the best-documented cases of Afro-Caribbean healing and sorcery accusations.