Title: América colonial judía
Description: Pp. 49-96 present the history of crypto-Jews in Spanish-Portuguese America in the 16th-18th centuries. Reports on actions against them carried out by the Inquisitions of Lima, Mexico, Cartagena de Indias, and the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil. Traces the fate of crypto-Jewish martyrs, e.g. Francisco Maldonado de Silva (1592-1639) and Luis de Carvajal (1566-1596).
Subjects: Ethnic relations, History, Jews, Marranos, Crypto-Jews, Colonies, Persecutions
Places: South America, Spain