Case file · Witch trials
The burning of Villena's magic books
After the death of Enrique de Villena in 1434, King Juan II had part of his library burned for containing works of magic; the scholar became Spain's legendary necromancer.
1434 CE · 40.42, -3.70 · status: official
The account
Later folklore said he learned magic in the Cave of Salamanca and had himself chopped up and placed in a flask to be reborn.