The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genizaro Indians, and the Devil

by Malcolm Ebright and Rick Hendricks

The little-studied witchcraft trial that took place at Abiquiu, New Mexico, between 1756 and 1766 is the centerpiece of this book. The witchcraft outbreak took place less than a century after the Pueblo Revolt and symbolized a resistance by the Gen zaros (hispanicized Indians) of Abiquiu to forced Christianization. The Abiquiu Gen zaro land grant where the witchcraft outbreak occurred was the crown jewel of Governor V lez Cachup n's plan to achieve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826320325
• ISBN13: 9780826320322
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"