Case file · Witch trials
Maria Gonçalves 'Arde-lhe-o-rabo'
In the 1591 visitation, Salvador neighbours denounced Maria Gonçalves Cajada, nicknamed 'Arde-lhe-o-rabo' ('burning tail'), as a witch who boasted of talking to devils and sold love spells.
1591 CE · -12.97, -38.52 · status: account
The account
She had been exiled from Portugal and is one of the best-known 'witches' of colonial Brazil, discussed by Laura de Mello e Souza.