Maria Barbara Carillo

Maria Barbara Carillo (Jaén, Spain, 1625 – Madrid, 18 May 1721) was burned at the stake for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition. She was executed at the age of 95 or 96^[1][2] and is the oldest person known to have been executed at the instigation of the Spanish Inquisition.^[3]

Carillo was sentenced to death for heresy for returning to her faith in Judaism. She belonged to a large group of people that were Jews baptized by compulsion, who were accused of secretly practicing the Jewish religion.

See also

• List of people burned as heretics
• Crypto-Judaism

References

1. David Bimbaum: Jews, Church & Civilization, Volume IV, ISBN 9780980171099, p. 149
2. Zielonka, Martin (1915). "A Spanish-American Jewish Periodical". Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society (23): 129–135. ISSN 0146-5511. JSTOR 43057977. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
3. "Jewish History 1720 - 1729". www.jewishhistory.org.il. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2007-08-20.

Further reading

• Google Books
• Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society