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also attended by the flower ef the Spanish 
nobility, of both sexes, and an immehse 
concourse of the people. Some idea may 
be formed of this ceremony, when it is 
added, that the bones of Dona Eleanora 
de Vibero, who had. been interred some 
time before as anirreproachable catholic, 
were burned, together with her two sons 
and adaughter! As the house formerly 
inhabited by Dona Eleanora, had been 
denounced as the scene of Lutheran 
worship, it was rased to the ground, and 
a column erected on the spot, bearing an 
inscription with the particulars of the 
event. JLlorente says, that this monu- 
ment of human ferocity against the dead 
was not demolished before the occupation 
of Valladolid by a French corps in 1809.* 
The second Auto tock place on the 8th 
of October, and was got up for the ex- 
press purpose of gratifying Philip, on 
his return from the Low Countries. 
A writer who describes the event, re- 
lates, that the great square presented the 
most pompous and magnificent sight 
imaginable; in the centre were placed 
thirteen stakes, three feet and a half high : 
the whole of one side of the square was 
_ fitted up with boxes, richly ornamented, 
for the court, while the other three were 
arranged with seats in the form of an 
amphitheatre. His Majesty and the Prin- 
cess his sister, together with Don Carlos, 
the Duke of Parma, and the French 
Legation, entered the great balcony pre- 
pared for their reception, at nine o’clock 
in the morning; the bishops, grandees, 
and other dignitaries with their wives and 
daughters, occupied the boxes on each 
side of the royal family. The Countess 
of Ribadavia, the most beautiful woman 
at the court of Philip, attracted all eyes, 
and is said to have disturbed the devo- 
tions of many of the spectators. The ring- 
ing of bells and the lamentations of the 
penitents, at ten o’clock, announced the 
near approach of the procession, for 
which the company were waiting with 
impatience. This soon appeared, pre- 
* Dona Eleanora was the wife of Pedro 
de Cazella, who held a high situation in the 
financial department of the state. Nearly 
all the members of the Cazella family ap- 
peared at this Auto: one of them, Dona 
Constancia, a widow condemned to per- 
petual imprisonment, and confiscation of 
all her property, was recommended for 
merey to the Regent, by her brother, Don 
Agustin, who said as the procession passed, 
‘“] pray your Highness to have compassion 
on this unhappy woman, who leaves thir- 
teen orphans withoutany provision !” 
Blaquiere’s Spain and Spanish Revolution. 
ceded by a party of soldiers and sone 
Alguazils of the Holy Office; next to 
these came Fray Domingo Rodriguez 
carrying a large wooden cross, painted 
green; he was followed by Fernando 
Valdes, the Grand Inquisitor, devoutly 
bearing aloft the standard of the Faith. 
Behind the Inquisitor were seen thirteen 
victims intended for the flames, habited 
in their sanbenttos and pasteboard mi- 
tres ;* their hands were bound, and each 
penitent was accompanied by a confes- 
sor and a familiar, who walked by his 
side, After these, two men bore a coffin, 
containing the bones of an old woman 
named Sanchez, condemned for sorcery, 
but who had destroyed herself in the 
dungeons of the Holy Office. Her’ effigy 
and seventeen individuals of both sexes, 
completed the train of penitents. A 
mule richly caparisoned, having a case 
suspended on each side, covered with 
black velvet, which had a deep gold 
fringe, came next to the condemned, and 
was guarded by four secretaries. The 
members of the Inquisition and religious 
communities covered the flanks of the 
procession, while the Chapter of the 
Cathedral, officers of Justice and Muni- 
cipality, brought up the rear, marching 
with a slow and solemn step round the 
arena, and bowing to the King as they 
passed. The victims condemned to 
death were tied to their respective stakes, 
and those destined for minor punish- 
ments ranged on each side near them. 
When the remainder of the procession 
had taken their seats, the Grand Inqui- 
sitor proceeded to the King’s balcony, 
and ordering his Majesty to rise, admi- 
nistered the usual oath. This was per- 
formed by holding up his right hand, and 
swearing to defend the tnbunal of the 
Faith, denouncing all those he suspected 
of meriting its chastisement. The oath 
being signed, it was read aloud by a 
secretary. The sermon usual on these 
occasions was preached by the Bishop of 
Cuenca, after which, those of Palencia 
and Zamova degraded the ecclesiastics 
about to be consumed, 
These preparations having terminated, 
the thirteen victims were led off to the 
Quemadero, where their sentences were 
carried into immediate effect. The other 
* The Sanbenito was a loose yellow-vest 
or gown, worn by all those who were con- 
demned to be burnt, or to do penance; in 
the first case, it was painted all over with 
demons and reptiles; in the second, quite 
plain; and the same with regard to the 
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