Spanish Abstract: El articulo trata sobre la figura del secuestro como una medida cautelar del proceso romano-canonico consistente en la entrega de un bien litigioso en manos de un tercero hasta la resolucion del litigio. En el trabajo se analizan las caracteristicas especificas del secuestro en el marco de las medidas cautelares, su finalidad y naturaleza juridica, con sus diferencias con otras figuras afines (deposito ordinario, deposito judicial o “embargo” y arresto), su tipologia, sujetos, regimen juridico y objeto, asi como sus causas de extincion. Un epigrafe final se dedica especialmente a la figura del secuestro de personas (arrestatio personarum), que en Indias tuvo una especial significacion, en particular en relacion con el deposito de mujeres como practica tuitiva. El tema se conecta con el problema de la prision como medida de seguridad (no como pena) y su tratamiento juridico, en especial en el marco del proceso inquisitorial. El resultado del trabajo conduce a la conclusion de que el Derecho canonico indiano no se alejo apenas de la configuracion del instituto en el ius commune y en el Derecho castellano. English Abstract: This article is concerned with the topic of the sequestration (sequester) as a precautionary measure in the framework of the Roman and Canon judicial procedure, that is related to the delivery of some property under dispute to a third person until the lawsuit be solved. The article presents a study of the main features of the sequestration as a precautionary measure, its finality and legal nature, its differences with other related institutes (ordinary deposit, judicial deposit or seizure, and arrest), its typology, the persons and objects involved in it, its legal regulation, as well as the causes of extinction. A final paragraph is devoted to the figure of the sequestration of persons (arrestatio personarum), an institute which was quite relevant in the Indies, above all in relation to the deposit of women as a protective practice. The topic is connected with the problem of the prision as a security measure (not as a penalty) and its legal treatment, especially in the context of the Inquisition procedure. As a final conclusion, the article sustains that the rules of Canon law in the Indies were mainly similar to those of the ius commune and the Castilian law.