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Auto-da-fé in Valladolid, 1558
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Auto-da-fe (autodafe) in Valladolid, May 21, 1558. A procession of approximately thirty Protestants condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition to a place outside the city where they are burned at the stake. In the center, a building with dignitaries, next to it a wooden tribune where the heretics are condemned. The condemned wear special headgear (capirote) and a mantle depicting the mouth of hell. In the caption, the legend 1-12 in Dutch.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAuto-da-fe in Valladolid, 1558. 1701 - 1703. Coenraet Decker. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
