A crucifix is like a donkey
Year mention: 1585
Subject:
Crucifix
Conflict:
Morisco
Criticism:

Disbelief in the image of the crucifix

Agent:
Inquisition

A morisco, Gabriel Royo, said that he did not see the donkey, meaning by that the crucifix which was in front of him.

“and not paying him any respect, they told him to get up and he got up and said that he had not seen the donkey and it was understood that he had said it because of the crucifix”.

Gabriel Royo, of Muslim origin, standing in front of a crucifix “y no le asiendo acatamiento le dixeron que se rudillse y el se rudillo y luego se levanto y dixo que no avia visto al asno entendiose que lo avia dixo por el crucifixo”.

Date mention
1585

Historical Location

Aragon

Aragon


Iconclass Number
11Q71432

Source
AHN, Inquisicion, libro 989. Relaciones de causa de fe desde el año de 1582 hasta el de 1596
Literature

Borja Franco Llopis, Noticias sobre arte y devoción del Quinientos aragonés a través de la documentación inquisitorial, Boletín del Museo e Instituto Camón Aznar, 107, 2011, pp. 77-92; Franco Llopis, Borja, Los moriscos y la Inquisición. Cuestiones artísticas, Manuscrits, 28, 2010, pp. 87-101.

Permanent Link
https://www.sacrima.eu/case/a-crucifix-is-like-a-donkey/