Converso Settlement Outside the Peninsula

The situation of Jews who fled to Portugal and were faced with what amounted to forced conversion was starkly different … More

Samuel Usque y Los Conversos

*Por favor perdonen mis errores de ortografía y gramática.* Una vez que Conversos huyeron de España y Portugal, regresando al … More

For the first time in more than seventy-five years, the memoirs of perhaps the most famous Crypto-Jew , Luis Carvajal … More

Muchas de los poemas populares españoles del siglo XV, conocidos como Cancioneros, fueron escritos por la primera generación de judíos … More

La verdadera razón por el edicto de Expulsión del siglo 15 ha dado lugar a un debate considerable de finales, … More

Tengo la intención de traducir cada “post” en español para llegar a el número significativo de individuos de América Latina … More

The following is a list of books on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. I hope to add to the list … More

I am working on creating a master list of books on the Inquisition, Conversos, etc. and will eventually organize these … More

The rise of a secular alternative to Jewish life was the product of a series of complicated events and trends … More

The New York Historical Society is showcasing an exhibit of Jews in the New World before and after the American … More