Episode 2 of 2

Auto-da-fé Execution

When
16 November 1491
Where
Brasero de la Dehesa, Ávila
Part of
Auto-da-fé of the Holy Child of La Guardia

Eight suspects were burned at the stake at Brasero de la Dehesa, Ávila, on 16 November 1491.

The auto-da-fé concluded the Holy Child of La Guardia case. Six conversos and two Jews, including Benito García and Yucef Franco, were handed to secular authorities and executed by burning at the stake in the meadow outside Ávila.

Sources

  1. Holy Child of La Guardia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-03

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