The Dreamer of the Calle de San Salvador: Visions of Sedition and Sacrilege in Sixteenth-century Spain

by RogerOsborne (Author)

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  2002

  $3.38

  The dreams of Lucrecia de Leon have lain virtually undisturbed in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition for more than 400 years. In 1587, when Lucrecia was 19 years old, her dreams were recorded and published by a disaffected group of clerics. Over the next three years they transcribed over 400 of Lucrecia's dreams, believing them to be messages from God. As some of her prophecies came true, such as the defeat of the Armada and the death of Philip II, Lucrecia fell foul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order. The Dreamer of the Calle de San Salvador , produces 35 of Lucrecia's most captivating dreams. The author weaves a commentary around each dream and helps the reader to see the world through Lucrecia's eyes and understand the nature of her visions at the time and place she inhabited.