The crime of sedition as a tool for judicial persecutionIn the final years of spanish rule in Honduras

Abstract

The Bicentennial of the Independence of Central America, celebrated in this year of 2021, invites reflection on the historical context in which the freedom of those provinces was declared. In this research it is proposed to study how the officials of the monarchy used the crime of sedition to judicially prosecute people who opposed the regime of the Spanish Empire. For this purpose, the evolution of the crime of sedition is traced in Castilian law and how it was adapted for its application in America, going on to study the cases later. This exploration shows that the final years of Spanish domination in Honduras were tumultuous and that justice officials played an important role in suppressing the rebel movements. Methodologically a historical perspective is adopted, offering an analysis based on documentary sources of the time.