Reseña del libro "Garrote Vil"
The garrote vil is an execution method that has its roots in the Middle Ages. Since 1832, the civilians could only be executed with this capital punishment. Until 1900 executions were public, and until 1974 they were carried out inside the prisons. In this book you will read about great executioners, famous prisoners, common crimes, miscarriages of justice, and gory executions touted by the press... Garrote Vil shows us the facts and anecdotes, the morbid fascination and cruelty of dying with a collar on the neck in a very graphical way.The garrote vil was the only method to execute civilians since 1832, although sometimes it was also employed to execute those who served in the military. Until 1900, executions were public, led to particularly interesting and curious scenes from a sociological point of view, that the press reported in a very explicit and detailed way. From that date until 1974, this form of capital punishment was only applied in prisons, but the press still informed of all the gory details of each execution. The figure of the executioner and the zeal that they showed (or did not show) when they performed their task, the last moments of the prisoners, the views of citizens about each execution, the type of crimes that usually sent people to the death row, all this is discussed in the text, using a series of examples chosen for their relevance or peculiarity.
