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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 17: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Autobiographical narratives of Conversos in the Americas
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 17: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Autobiographical narratives of Conversos in the Americas.
We discussed an overviiew of the lead up to the Spanish Inquisition and the Inquisition itself, the expulsion of 1492, the "Nação", the autobigraphies of Luis de Carvajal the younger, Antonio de Montezinos, Manuel Cardozo de Macedo, how to analyze thsese texts and what they tell us about the lives of conversos in the Atlantic, were the details accurate, examples from the texts, and more.
To purchase Prof. Perelis book, "Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic: Blood and Faith": https://amzn.to/3Fm2IKj
For an article by Prof. Perelis on Luis de Carvajal the younger: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/history/articles/auto-da-fe-mexico-city