Maria Barbara Carillo
Victim of the Spanish Inquisition
About Maria Barbara Carillo
Lived 1625 – 1721 (aged 95–96).
Maria Barbara Carillo (Jaén, Spain, 1625 – Madrid, 18 May 1721) was burned at the stake for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition. She was executed at the age of 95 or 96 and is the oldest person known to have been executed at the instigation of the Spanish Inquisition.
Carillo was sentenced to death for heresy for returning to her faith in Judaism. She belonged to a large group of people that were Jews baptized by compulsion, who were accused of secretly practicing the Jewish religion.
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Who was Maria Barbara Carillo?
victim of the Spanish Inquisition
When was Maria Barbara Carillo born?
Maria Barbara Carillo was born in 1625 in Jaén.
When did Maria Barbara Carillo die?
Maria Barbara Carillo died on 18 May 1721 in Madrid.
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