Use of the garrucha according to an engraving by Jacques Callot of 1633.
The garrucha (pulley, pulley) is a form of torture that consisted of tying the hands of the condemned to the back, and after that, hoist it slowly by means of a pulley, normally located on the roof. Then he was dropped violently, but without touching the ground. The maneuver used to mean the dislocation of the upper limbs of the condemned. If the body weight was not enough, an additional weight could be added, hanging from the feet. History
It was one of the three torture procedures most used by the Spanish Inquisition along with the "torment of water" and the "colt". The torment of the garrucha consisted of hanging the prisoner from the ceiling with a pulley by means of a rope tied to the wrists and with weights tied to the ankles, to hoist it slowly and to release suddenly.
In Italy this torture was called tratti di fune or strappato (in Spanish estrapada), and it was subjected to, for example, characters like Machiavelli, Savonarola before being burned at the stake under the accusation of being a heretic and Jaime de Montesa, before being beheaded by Judaizer. Bibliography
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