Bigamy, magic and witchcraft are not words we usually associate with the Inquisition. But, when the Inquisition hit the New Mexico territory, the plot thickened. For example, did you know there was more than one Inquisition? And, did you know that this ecclesiastical institution, made famous in Spain, was operating in New Mexico for three centuries? Rob Martinez will explain it all in his fascinating lecture.

Rob Martinez, a native New Mexican, has been the state’s historian since 2019. He received his B.B.A. in International Business Management and M.A. in Latin American history from the University of New Mexico. As a research historian for the Sephardic Legacy Project for 14 years he scoured civil and church archives in New Mexico, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Cuba and Puerto Rico. That research resulted in a published paper about the Crypto-Jewish phenomenon in New Mexico.