On 30 January 1540, the Mexican Inquisition's trial of Pedro Ruiz Calderón began in New Spain. Calderón was a priest accused of using magic to find hidden gold, but what if that's exactly what a Spanish colonist was supposed to do?

Researched, written, and produced by Corinne Wieben with the voice talent of Jack Krause and original music by Purple Planet.

For more on Fray Juan de Zumárraga and the trial of Pedro Ruiz Calderón, check out Richard E. Greenleaf's Zumárraga and the Mexican Inquisition: 1536–1543 and John F. Chuchiak IV's The Inquisition in New Spain, 1536–1820.

To hear more on heresy and sorcery trials in Latin America, check out Episode 29: The Good Angel.

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