"The saga of (Carvajal's) struggle to maintain freedom of conscience in an oppressive society is here told dramatically (and is) based on precise and detailed research. . . . This volume deserves acclaim as a careful, erudite work on the inquisition in early Mexico."—Library Journal
"Immaculately researched, provided with rich and useful critical notes, powerfully written, The Martyr is a major contribution to converso studies and to colonial social history in general."—Hispanic American Historical Review
"This book is a major contribution to Latin American colonial history and converso studies. . . . Cohen succeeds in capturing the essence of sixteenth-century New Spain."—Sixteenth Century Journal