Capirote

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A capirote is a Catholic pointed hat of conical form that is used in Spain and Hispanic countries by members of a confraternity of penitents. It is part of the uniform of such brotherhoods including the Nazarenos and Fariseos during Easter observances and reenactments in some areas during Holy Week in Spain and its former colonies, though similar hoods are common in other Christian countries such as Italy. Capirote are worn by penitents so that attention is not drawn towards themselves as they repent, but instead to God.

The use of the capirote or coroza was prescribed in Spain by the holy office of Inquisition. Men and women who were arrested had to wear a paper capirote in public as sign of public humiliation. The capirote was worn during the session of an Auto-da-fé. The colour was different, conforming to the judgement of the office. People who were condemned to be executed wore a red coroza. Other punishments used different colours.

When the Inquisition was abolished, the symbol of punishment and penitence was kept in the Catholic brotherhood, however, the capirotes used today are different; they are covered in fine fabric, as prescribed by the brotherhood. To this day, they are still worn during the celebration of the Holy Week/Easter most notably in Andalusia, by penitentes (who perform public penance for their sins) who walk through streets with the capirote.

The Portuguese Inquisition, also known as the Tribunal do Santo Ofício, was an institution of the Catholic Church that persecuted, tried and punished people accused of committing crimes considered heretical. The heresy most frequently persecuted by the court was the alleged Judaizing practices of the so-called New-Christians. Its foundation and extinction dates are respectively 23 May 1536 and 31 March 1821.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capirote

BUT WHAT IS NOT SAID IN THE ARTICLE IS THAT DURING EASTER WEEK, IN SPAIN AS IN PORTUGAL, NEW CHRISTIANS WERE OFTEN PERSECUTED BY SO CALLED OLD CHRISTIANS, WITH INQUISITIONISTS APPROVAL. THE SAME ONES WHO ERASED OUR FAMILY'S REAL NAMES...
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