The Zugarramurdi Witch Trials: Spain’s Salem

November 06, 2022 00:21:16
The Zugarramurdi Witch Trials: Spain’s Salem
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The Zugarramurdi Witch Trials: Spain’s Salem

Nov 06 2022 | 00:21:16

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Show Notes

1609 marked the beginning of the famous witch trials in the city of Logroño. Many of the accused were from a small town of Navarra known as Zugarramurdi. They are also known as the Basque Witch Trials. Unlike other countries in the north of Europe or in colonial America, witchcraft was viewed with skepticism in […]

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