and buried it in unconsecrated ground. Other reports state that the Church authorities placed his body into a barrel and burned the barrel, throwing the ashes into a river. Ripoll is recorded as being the last known person to have been executed under sentence from a Church authority for having committed the act of heresy. Ripoll's famous last words were, "I die reconciled to God and to man." References 1778 births 1826 deaths People from Solsonès People executed by Spain by hanging People from Valencia Executed Spanish people People executed by the Spanish Inquisition People executed for heresy 19th-century executions by Spain Spanish deists