Country

Spain

cases
2
years
1609–1853

Explained: 2

  1. 17th century

    1. 1609–1614 Witches and witch trials · Explained The Witches of Zugarramurdi Witches' Cave, Zugarramurdi, Navarre A cave on the Spanish-French border was said to host Basque sabbaths with the Devil in the form of a goat. The Inquisition burned six people – and then began to doubt.
  2. 19th century

    1. 1852–1853 Werewolves · Explained Manuel Blanco Romasanta – the Werewolf of Allariz Allariz, province of Ourense, Galicia A travelling pedlar confessed to thirteen murders but claimed he killed as a wolf because of a curse – the Allariz trial is unique in Spanish legal history.