Book contents
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- Part II Context
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- 13 Ceremonies of Death
- 14 Punishment
- 15 Law Enforcement Reform
- Part VI Interpretations
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
14 - Punishment
from Part V - Consequences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- Part II Context
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- 13 Ceremonies of Death
- 14 Punishment
- 15 Law Enforcement Reform
- Part VI Interpretations
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the process leading up to, during, and after the execution of the three perpetrators of the Dongo killings. Information about the preparations which took place during the few days between the sentencing and the executions comes from a final accounting of the costs of the trial process. Lucero and other court officials made a special point of acknowledging the difficult work accomplished by a number of people over the course of the two weeks between the crime and the execution. Many worked through “sleepless nights” on this “anguishing process.”
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- Death in Old MexicoThe 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation, pp. 150 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023