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Conversos: The History and Legacy of Jewish Converts in Iberia

Conversos: The History and Legacy of Jewish Converts in Iberia The term converso (from the Latin conversus, meaning "converted" or "turned around") refers to Jews in Spain and Portugal wh...

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Marranos and Crypto-Jews: The Secret History of Iberian Conversos

Marranos and Crypto-Jews: The Secret History of Iberian Conversos During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Iberian Peninsula became the stage for a complex struggle of faith, sur...

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