Case file · Witch trials
The Mulata of Córdoba
Legend tells of a beautiful woman of mixed descent in Córdoba, Veracruz, who healed the sick and was accused by the Inquisition of witchcraft; in her cell in Mexico City she drew a ship on the wall, stepped into it and sailed away. The date is approximate.
1650 CE · 18.88, -96.93 · status: legend
The account
Retold by 19th-century writers and on the stage and screen, the story reflects real Inquisition cases against women of African descent accused of magic.