Gente da nação
Subtitle: cristãos-novos e judeus em Pernambuco, 1542-1654
By: José Antônio Gonsalves de Mello.
Series: Série Estudos e pesquisas ;; 65; Série Estudos e pesquisas (Fundação Joaquim Nabuco) ;; 65.
Publisher: Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Editora Massangana
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Recife
Language: por
Number of pages: 552
Subjects: Jews -- Brazil -- Pernambuco -- History.; Marranos -- Brazil -- Pernambuco -- History.; Jews -- Brazil, Northeast -- Biography -- Dictionaries -- Portuguese.; Pernambuco (Brazil) -- Ethnic relations.
Description: A history of Conversos and Jews in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. States that an Inquisition tribunal functioned in Olinda in 1594-95 to investigate accusations of Judaizing, resulting in several sentences and at least two autos-da-fé. Describes the Dutch occupation between 1630-54; many local Conversos returned to Judaism openly, while many Portuguese Jews emigrated from Holland. Competition between Jews and Conversos ("the Jewish nation") and the Dutch led to an anti-Jewish campaign based on accusations of Jewish proselytizing among local Catholics (who were in fact Conversos!). Most of the Jews finally fled to Holland after 1654, while others fell into the hands of the Portuguese and were tried by the Inquisition as heretics. Includes a list of names of Jews from the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.