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Executions in Spain From 1812 to 1975

With special thanks to my friend Christian Schrepper for his many hours of work researching Spanish executions and making this data available. Garrotting became the normal method of execution in Spain from 1812/13, however, hanging continued to be used for a few years.  Shooting was also used up to abolition in 1975. These are denoted by hanged … Read more

The Garrote

The garrotte (or garrote) was the standard civilian method of execution in Spain. It was introduced in 1812/13, at the beginning of the reign of Ferdinand VII, to replace the crude form of hanging previously used. At least 736 people, including 16 women, were executed in Spain in the 19th century. It is not clear … Read more