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
Technical Specification & Archival Record Technical Specification Archival Record Primary Method Name Garrote (garrotte, garrote vil) Primary Jurisdiction Spain and Spanish colonial territories (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines) Civilian Introduction 1812–1832 (formalized by Royal Decree of Ferdinand VII) Key Mechanism Variations Cord tourniquet (primitivo); iron collar with threaded screw; collar with posterior spinal blade/spike Primary Mechanism … Read more
