▁men ▁for ▁sod omy ▁and ▁executing ▁a ▁substantial ▁number . ▁People ▁accused ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁were ▁public ly ▁executed ▁by ▁mass ▁burn ings ▁in ▁San ▁L áz aro , ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁burning ▁of ▁sod om ites ▁in ▁Mexico ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁when ▁they ▁burn ed ▁on ▁the ▁C alt z ont zin ▁py re ▁for ▁id ol at ry , ▁sacrifice , ▁and ▁sod omy . ▁ ▁Pedro ▁C ie za ▁de ▁León ▁also ▁tells ▁that ▁Juan ▁of ▁Ol mos , ▁principal ▁judge ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Vie jo , ▁had ▁burn ed ▁" gre at ▁quantities ▁of ▁those ▁dep ra ved ▁and ▁demon ic ▁Indians ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁the ▁vic ero y ▁Gas par ▁de ▁Z ú ñ iga , ▁Count ▁of ▁Mon ter rey ▁reported , ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁sent ▁to ▁Philip ▁II ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁the ▁sal ary ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁officials , ▁that ▁those ▁had ▁seized ▁and ▁burn ed ▁some ▁del in qu ents ▁for ▁the ▁un spe ak able ▁sin ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁sod omy , ▁although ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vict ims ▁or ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 8 ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁New ▁Spain , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Al bu quer que , ▁wrote ▁to ▁Charles ▁II ▁about ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁un spe ak able ▁sin ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁" n in