Graciana Xarra

Graciana Xarra (died in Logrono, Spain, 1 November 1610) was a Spanish alleged witch. She was one of the people charged with sorcery in the Basque witch trials (1609-1614), and one of only six of 7.000 accused to be executed.

She was from Urdax in Navarre. She was the widow of the shepherd Martin de Borda, and worked as the director of the local pilgrims' hospital.

She was arrested by the inquisitor Valle Alvarado in 1609. She was charged with witchcraft and participation in the witches' sabbath in Zugarramurdi. She was investigated by the Spanish Inquisition in Logroño.

Of about 7.000 people accused in the Basque witch trials, only six were ultimately executed. They were condemned to be executed by the Inquisition because they had repeatedly refused to confess, regret and ask for mercy, despite having been accused for a number of sorcery acts by several different people.Gustav Henningsen:
The Salazar Documents: Inquisitor Alonso de Salazar Frías and Others on the
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She and five others - Domingo de Subildegui, María de Echachute, Maria Baztan de Borda, Maria de Arburu and Petri de Joangorena - was burned alive at the stake on an autodafé in Logrono 1 November 1610, alongside the effigies of five other condemned people, who had died in prison prior to the execution.Burns, William E., Witch hunts in Europe and America: an encyclopedia, Greenwood, Westport, Conn., 2003

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