Creating Conversos: Genealogy and Identity as Historiographical Problems

Mercedes Garcia-Arenal has written a number of articles related to Conversos (both Jewish and Muslim). The following article is a review of the critical events leading to the creation of the Converso crisis as well as a review of the book written by Angel Alcalá titled, Los judeoconversos en la cultura y en la sociedadespañola.

Creating Conversos: Genealogy and Identity as Historiographical Problems


Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez, the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education, and author of What is Kosher?  Also, follow us on Crypto Jews in Dallas on Facebook.

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