by Julio Caro Baroja · Altaya · tapa dura · ISBN 9788448706418
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«El señor inquisidor y otras vidas por oficio» is the historical essay by Julio Caro Baroja, published by Altaya in hardback (245 pages, in Spanish).
Julio Caro Baroja studies the lives of the Inquisition's officials and the way the Holy Office operated during the 16th and 17th centuries. The essay portrays characters marked by their profession, including Lope de Aguirre, Pedro de Ursúa, and Martín del Río, author of «Las Disquisiciones Mágicas», a reference work on witchcraft and magic.
The work belongs to Altaya's Grandes Obras de Historia collection, as number 5, and was published in 1996.
For readers interested in the history of Spain and the workings of the Inquisition.
Julio Caro Baroja was a Spanish anthropologist, historian, linguist and essayist. He was known for his special interest in Basque culture, Basque history and Basque society. Of Basque ancestry, he was the nephew of the renowned writer Pio Baroja and his brother, painter, writer and engraver Ricardo Baroja. He is buried in the family plot of the cemetery of Bera, Navarre, near their home, Itzea.
