Inquisition

So, Cherisse and the boys are now in California at Newport, living it up. I am jealous, and they will make it back to AZ before I do. I am getting lonely I guess. Here is my attempt to find some friends in the Matrix and tell you more about Guanajuato. First, here is a church that is about in the very middle of the city. It is enjoyable to look at, and they offer a free loud bell ringing multiple times a day.

Not to make you think that Guanajuato is all about dead people and mummies, but I was taken to this museum of an old inquisition home from a couple hundred years ago. I have made friends with a local young attorney, Daniel (as seen in the bottom picture). He took us to this place and it was interesting to say the least.

So, I guess a long time ago, priests used to publically torture sinners to relieve them of their sins. This was eventually outlawed in Mexico (obviously) and this rich guy had a dungeon in his house and a crazy priest friend whom he let continue to do this in secret. They would take sinners to their estate and torture them, meanwhile taking over the property of the people they recently murdered. So, this estate was hidden for years (it took place in the 1500's and was not found until the 1700's). The new owners kept it a secret in the family for a couple hundred years for fear of the government tagging it to them. So, it wasn't until a new family purchased the property in about 1970's that they cleaned and restored the place for a museum. My friend, Daniel tried to continue the tradition of torturing sinners in the bottom picture here.