Garrote
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A garrote or garrotte, or garrote vil, is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.
From the torture museum of Freiburg im Breisgau
In this 15th-century depiction of the burning of Albigensians after an auto da fé, the condemned had been garrotted previously. It is one of the first depictions of a garrotte. Pedro Berruguete, Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fé.
Execution by garrotte in Spain
Execution by garrotte of a murderer in Barcelona
Manila City Jail
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The Manila City Jail, popularly known as Old Bilibid Prison, is a detention center in Manila, Philippines. It is one of the most overcrowded jails in the world.
Garrote
…A 1901 execution at the old Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines A garrote (US-EN) or garrotte (UK-EN) ( gə-RO(H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte), or garrote vil (Spanish: ), is a weapon and…
An aerial view of the Manila City Jail
Old Bilibid Prison, c. 1900
Bilibid Prison from the air, Manila, 1932
Manila City Jail as seen from the Line 1–Line 2 walkway