Hermano Pule
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Apolinario de la Cruz, better known as Hermano Pule, was a Filipino religious leader who founded and led the Cofradía de San José. The cofradía was established in 1832 in response to the racially disc
Image of Hermano Pule, courtesy of Ryan Palad, head of the Tayabas Studies and Creative Writing Center
Dismemberment
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Dismemberment is the act of completely disconnecting and removing the body parts such as limbs, skin, or organs from a living or dead being. It has been practiced upon human beings as a form of capita
Hermano Pule
…trial held at the Casa Comunidad in Tayabas town, he was tortured and later executed by firing squad at age 26. The Spanish authorities had his body quartered. His severed head, hands, and feet were exhibited throughout Tayabas province. The other leaders of the Cofradía—Octavio Ygnacio "Purgatorio" de San…
15th-century depiction of Adoni-Bezek being mutilated
The Martyrdom of St. Hippolytus by Dieric Bouts
Aztec stone disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxauhqui which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City. Its discovery led to the excavation of the Templo Mayor.
The execution of Sir Thomas Armstrong, who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in England for high treason in 1684