Manuscript account of an Auto-da-Fé (Ordeal by Fire) of a Jew who “persisted in his error, ” which took place in Lisbon on July 14th, 1686
AUCTION 16 |
Tuesday, June 25th,
2002 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 244
(INQUISITION)
Manuscript account of an Auto-da-Fé (Ordeal by Fire) of a Jew who “persisted in his error, ” which took place in Lisbon on July 14th, 1686
n.p.: n.d.
Est: $700 - $1,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,250
Born in Carceres, Andalusia and at the time resident in Lisbon, Francisco Antonio de Linares was declared a heretic apostate for the crime of Judaism. On being questioned by the Inquisition, he “persisted in his errors, saying that he considers himself a Jew.” The report continues - there were so many spectators, that when the straw around the stake was set on fire, a riot occurred, observers lost property and some were even trampled to death