Abstract

GUERRERO-MOSQUERA, Andrea. Tomás and Tomás Francisco and their Amulets: Two Enslaved facing the Inquisition in New Spain during the 18^th Century. Hist. Soc. [online]. 2023, n.44, pp.15-42.  Epub Feb 20, 2024. ISSN 0121-8417.  https://doi.org/10.15446/hys.n44.102781.

This article traced the language used by the inquisitors in two files and the objects sent from the Veracruz Inquisition to the Mexico City Inquisition. For this purpose, the analysis of the files was based on the descriptions written by missionaries and travelers who were in Africa during the 17th century and who reported some characteristics that help to understand the religious meaning behind the elements. At the same time, the narrative of the accused and the events described in both files were analyzed. In these documents of the Inquisition, records of the objects seized by the inquisitors were found, which allowed knowing part of the African cultures and therefore it was possible to identify some of the dynamics faced by the accused when they were before justice, and some ritual and religious practices in the African diaspora in the Americas were examined.

Keywords : inquisition; Calabar; New Spain; voodoo; amulet; slavery; material culture; court; administration of justice; 18^th century.

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