Members of The De Castro Family Sentenced By The Inquisition
The following were condemned by the Toledo Inquisition
- Teresa de Castro (1485)
- Manuel de Castro of Madrid (1561)
- Francisco de Castro (1625)
- Jorge de Castro (1664)
- Ana de Castro, wife of Rodriguez Mercado (1676)
- Ines de Castro, wife of Luis Cardoso (Toledo, 1679)
- Catalina de Castro, wife of Balthazar de Castro of Guadalajara (1691)
Life sentences were imposed on the following, all of whom were physicians
- Alvarez de Castro of Pontevedra, aged twenty-five, sentenced 21 September 1722 at Santiago
- Simon de Castro of Badajoz, aged twenty-five, sentenced 30 November 1722 at Llerena
- Joseph de Castro of Madrid, aged forty-nine, sentenced 30 November 1722 at Llerena
- Felix de Castro, sentenced 30 November 1725
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