A Chilean court issues sentences in the Chiloé witchcraft trial
On February 2, 1881, a Chilean court issued sentences in the Chiloé witchcraft trial.
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The Event
On February 2, 1881, a Chilean court issued sentences in the Chiloé witchcraft trial.
The Case and Its Context
The proceedings targeted members of a local society through allegations that mixed criminal accusations and colonial ideas about Indigenous practices.
The legal record
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Reading the Historical Record
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About the Historical Recreation
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