Witches of Laspaúles

The Witches of Laspaúles refers to the women who were executed for witchcraft in Laspaúles (Huesca) in 1593. [1] A total of 24 women, many of them traditional healers, were blamed for having poisoned the wells of the area and abducted children to Satan on the witches' sabbath. The were subjected to torture and burned alive. The witch trial has become famous in the area: a park, Brujas de Laspaúles, and a museum devoted to the witch hunt has been established.

References
  1. Aragón, El Periódico de. "Las brujas del siglo XVI regresan a Laspaúles". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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