How did the Basque witch trials spiral into the largest European witch hunt in history? And how did one skeptical priest manage to shut it all down, changing the Spanish Inquisition forever?
On this dark history podcast episode, we explore the terrifying Zugarramurdi witch hunt. We uncover how mass hysteria fueled the Logroรฑo trials, and how a single man of faith used logic to save 1,800 accused witches from the flames.
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โข Navarre in Spain (SVG) โ CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
โข Casa de Sefarad โ condemned outfit (14784579882) โ CC BY-SA 2.0. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
โข Inmaculada Concepciรณn, la Colosal (Bartolomรฉ Esteban Murillo) โ CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
โข 18.03.28 Inauguraciรณn Exposiciรณn Murillo, Sevilla (cropped) โ CC BY-SA 2.0. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
โข AHA_Witches02, AHA_Witches03, AHA_Witches04, AHA_Witches05, and AHA_Witches06 โ Images from Brujas, Inquisiciรณn y Auto de Fe de Logroรฑo (1610โ2010). Source: Laicismo.org. Mixed licensing as published on source page (CC BY-SA 4.0 / Public Domain depending on individual image).
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โ๏ธ Episode Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction: Spanish Inquisition, Fear, and the Logroรฑo Witch Trials
02:00 - The Basque Witch Trials Begin
08:30 - Rumors, Panic, and Mass Hysteria in History
15:45 - Zugarramurdi and the Spread of Witchcraft Accusations
24:30 - Real Witch Hunts and the Machinery of the Inquisition
33:40 - The Auto de Fe at Logroรฑo
42:20 - Historical Witch Trials and Public Spectacle
50:50 - Dark History of the Church and the Power of Fear
60:10 - What the European Witch Trials Reveal About Human Nature
69:30 - Final Thoughts: Creepy History, Historical Mystery, and Scary Lessons
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