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700 Victims Of Catalonia’s Witch Trials Receive Posthumous Pardons In A Landmark Decision
The majority of people are aware of the witch trials held in Salem, Massachusetts during the late 17th century, but did you know the same hysteria occurred across northern Europe?
The majority of people are aware of the witch trials held in Salem, Massachusetts during the late 17th century, but did you know the same hysteria occurred across northern Europe? Catalonia, in Spain, was one of the first on the continent to hold witch trials, and its government has recently tried to make amends for the region’s past. While the vast majority of Spaniards were skeptical of the existence of witches, thanks to the Inquisition, rural areas under the rule of feudal lords were more likely to believe in accusations of witchcraft and magic.
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