During the spanish inquisition people wrote stories about t…

Twetch ·

During the spanish inquisition people wrote stories about their lives and memorized them, in case they had to defend themselves before the inquisition.

The goal was to appear like a victim from childhood on, confess minor things, and hope for the best.

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Twetch ·

This gave birth to one of the great books of world literature, Lazarillo de Tormes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarillo_de_Tormes

1554. Unknown Author

Good read.