19th Century public penance. 1872 illustration of people being burnt at the stake during an auto-da-fe (act of faith) ritual in Spain. This was a ritu

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19th Century public penance. 1872 illustration of people being burnt at the stake during an auto-da-fe (act of faith) ritual in Spain. This was a ritual of public penance carried out by the Spanish Inquisition after a punishment was decided. Execution by burning was the most extreme of these punishments.

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