The history of the Jews in Mexico began in 1519 with the arrival of Conversos, often called Marranos or "Crypto-Jews", referring to those Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and that then became su
Execution of Mariana de Carabajal, daughter of Francisca Nuñez de Carabajal, in 1601
Immigrant registration form of a Jewish Lithuanian woman who emigrated to Mexico in 1934
Interior of the Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71 located in the Historic Center of Mexico City
The Hebreo Monte Sinaí School at its former location on 120 Zacatecas Street, Colonia Roma, Mexico City (the building now houses the University of Communication)
Crypto-Judaism
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Crypto-Judaism is the secretive adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith. Practitioners are referred to as "crypto-Jews".
History of the Jews in Mexico
…The history of the Jews in Mexico began in 1519 with the arrival of Conversos, often called Marranos or "Crypto-Jews", referring to those Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and that then became subject to the Spanish Inquisition. During the period of the Viceroyalty…
The village of Belmonte, Portugal, home to a crypto-Jewish community for centuries, which was only discovered in the 20th century
Jewish religious items at the Metropolitan Museum of Monterrey.
An auto-da-fé in New Spain, 18th century