For the first time in more than seventy-five years, the memoirs of perhaps the most famous Crypto-Jew , Luis Carvajal … More
Category: Crypto-Jewish History
Dualidades de Conversos en la Primera Generación
Muchas de los poemas populares españoles del siglo XV, conocidos como Cancioneros, fueron escritos por la primera generación de judíos … More
¿Por qué fueron expulsados los judíos de Castilla y Aragón?
La verdadera razón por el edicto de Expulsión del siglo 15 ha dado lugar a un debate considerable de finales, … More
¿Qué es un Marrano?
Tengo la intención de traducir cada “post” en español para llegar a el número significativo de individuos de América Latina … More
Books on the Inquisition
The following is a list of books on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. I hope to add to the list … More
Books on Conversos-Part 2
I am working on creating a master list of books on the Inquisition, Conversos, etc. and will eventually organize these … More
Conversos and the Rise of Secularism
The rise of a secular alternative to Jewish life was the product of a series of complicated events and trends … More
Early Jews in the New World
The New York Historical Society is showcasing an exhibit of Jews in the New World before and after the American … More
Books on Conversos
A sample of the growing number of works on Conversos/Anusim/Marranos include the following titles: The Perils of Living the Good … More
Conversos, Anusim, and Sephardic Identity
Mr. David Ramirez is an independent researcher who has written extensively on the topic of Conversos. Several of his papers … More