New World Jewry, 1493-1825 : requiem for the forgotten

A general history of the Jews, that is Spanish and Portuguese Conversos, in colonial Latin America. Although immigration was prohibited to Jews, many Conversos went to Mexico, Peru, or Brazil, where they were suspected of Judaizing and persecuted by the Inquisition after 1569. Describes Converso life and traditions, as well as Inquisitorial harassment, tortures, and trials (e.g. the alleged "conspiracy of the Portuguese" in Mexico, 1642). also refers to the Converso presence in Venezuela, the West Indies, and Argentina. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism) Title Page ......Page 9 Contents ......Page 15 Illustrations and Maps ......Page 16 Acknowledgements ......Page 17 Abbreviations ......Page 19 1. Perspectives ......Page 21 2. The Jews as a Religio-Ethnic Group in the New World ......Page 31 3. The Holy Office of the Inquisition ......Page 40 4. Life in the Colonial Period: 1521-1659 ......Page 55 5. La Complicidad Grande and Complicidad Judaismo ......Page 109 6. Secular and Religious Customs and Beliefs ......Page 120 7. Brazil and the Peruleiros ......Page 151 8. The Caribbean Area ......Page 189 9. The Colonial Decline, 1660-1825 ......Page 212 Appendix A: Jewish Identity, Judaizantes, Marranos, and Revisionism ......Page 233 Appendix B: Mala Amistad; Other Definitions; the Jewish Oath ......Page 239 Appendix C: Wills and Demographic Data from Barbados ......Page 243 Appendix D: The Street "El Judio" in Oaxaca ......Page 245 Appendix E: Books Possessed by Crypto-Jews in the New World ......Page 246 Notes ......Page 249 Bibliography ......Page 261 Index ......Page 284 The Author ......Page 291 Hardcover in Great Overall Condition--Closer to "Very Good" than "Good" but not to Over-State the Cindition; Clean Pages--NO Writing, NO Page Rips/Tears; Dust Jacket NOT Included; Ships w/in 24hrs & Satisfaction ALWAYS Guaranteed! Seymour B. Liebman. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 241-263.