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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Main Author: Flint, Shirley Cushing (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 2008
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2008, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-44
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