Case file · Witch trials
The Great Auto-da-fé of 1649
On 11 April 1649 the largest auto-da-fé in New Spain was held in Mexico City; most of the more than 100 people sentenced were accused of secretly practising Judaism, and 13 were burned.
1649 CE · 19.43, -99.14 · status: official
The account
Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte was burned alive. The ceremony, before a huge crowd, marked the height of the tribunal's campaign against conversos.