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Torture and Execution
- When
- 1734
- Where
- Montreal, New France
Angélique was tortured into confessing to arson and executed in Montreal in 1734.
French authorities tortured Angélique until she confessed to setting the fire that destroyed part of the city. Following this coerced admission, she was executed. The process utilized torture as a legal instrument to secure a conviction against an enslaved woman of low social status.
Sources
- Marie-Joseph Angélique Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04
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