Treason or Travesty: The Martín Cortés Conspiracy Reexamined
In August 1566 two brothers, Gil Ávila González and Alonso Ávila Alvarado, were executed in New Spain for their presumed participation in a revolt to overthrow royal Spanish rule. This article reexamines the legal procedures followed in the Martín Cortés conspiracy case to justify the death sentence...
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Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2008
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2008, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-44 |
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