[1640-1650]. Carta de Lorenza de Baltanas para Cristóbal de Medina.

Letter from Lorenza de Baltanas to Cristóbal de Medina.

The author writes Cristóbal de Medina, with whom she had a romantic relationship, to protest for the way he treated her, to describe him the problems she has with her husband, and the hunger and need she is going through.

In 1644, Lorenza de Baltanas was accused of witchcraft. She had been denounced by Felipe Lozano, who claimed that she had confessed it to his maid. Lorenza de Baltas, widow of Alfonso Gutiérrez, had a relationship with Cristóbal de Medina, with whom she wanted to get married, but he rejected her and married another woman. Afterwards, she married Luis de Orejón Acuña, but rumours had it that her relationship with Cristóbal had not ended. Lorenza resorted to a witch not to be rejected by Cristóbal, and he afterwards claimed that for this reason he had become impotent. Eventually, Cristóbal died and Lorenza was sentenced to three years of banishment and was reprehended.

In the letter there is an annotation made by the brother of the addressee, which describes his brother's situation and how he received the letter.