The Beata Dolores: the Inquisition’s true last victim

April 27, 2024 • 00:13:21
The Beata Dolores: the Inquisition’s true last victim
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The Beata Dolores: the Inquisition’s true last victim

Apr 27 2024 | 00:13:21

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Show Notes

Legend often had it that the last victim of the Inquisition was a teacher named Cayetano Ripoll, but technically that wasn’t true. It was a blind nun from Seville known as the Beata Dolores. In 1781, she earned the dubious honor of being the true final victim. The circumstances were especially tragic. Listen and learn […]

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