Class, gender and religion influenced health care in early modern Spain and Latin America. Diego Velázquez/The National Gallery March 5, 2024 Hispanic health disparities in the US trace back to the Spanish Inquisition Margaret Boyle, Bowdoin College Early modern societies in Latin America and Spain saw a convergence of traditional medical knowledge and the professionalization of medicine. The resulting differences in access to care endure today.
Three women executed as witches in Derneburg Germany in October 1555. Everett Collection October 26, 2023 Five witchcraft myths debunked by an expert Jonathan Durrant, University of South Wales Witchcraft is an enduring source of fascination but also prone to popular misconceptions.
Pedro Berruguete Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fe. Wikimedia December 22, 2021 Extraordinarily, the effects of the Spanish Inquisition linger to this day Jordi Vidal-Robert, University of Sydney; Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich, and Mauricio Drelichman, University of British Columbia Even now, 200 years on from the Spanish Inquisition, the locations affected appear to be poorer, less educated, and less trusting.