Maria Barbara Carillo

Deceased Person

1625 – 1721

94

Who was Maria Barbara Carillo?

Maria Barbara Carillo 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 Inquisition.

Carillo was sentenced to death for heresy because of relapsed Judaism. She belonged to a large group of people that were forcibly baptized Jews, who were accused of secretly practicing the Jewish religion.

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Born
1625
Died
May 18, 1721

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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