EPISODE · Jun 23, 2025 · 15 MIN
Tortured by the Church: Paula & Teodora’s True Story
from Hoodoo and Chill
In this powerful first episode of the Black Witch Files, we uncover the true stories of Paula de Eguiluz and Teodora de Salcedo — two Afro-Caribbean women accused of witchcraft during the height of the Spanish Inquisition in the Americas.✨ Paula, a dark-skinned healer who survived three witch trials, manipulation, and 200 lashes — only to rise again as a spiritual force.🕯 Teodora, a free Black woman who owned property, lost everything, and was erased from history — but not from memory.From failed healing rituals to confessions under torture, this episode dives deep into the intersection of:Colonial fear of African healing traditionsThe weaponization of religionBlack female survival and resistanceThese are not legends. These are true stories they tried to silence.
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