Conversos

The story starts in Spain with the "Conversos", Jews who had converted to Christianity, always under duress, and begins in Mexico around 1530.

Ethnic diversity in Mexico 2006

The story starts in Spain with the "Conversos", Jews who had converted to Christianity, always under duress, and begins in Mexico around 1530.

Ethnic diversity in Mexico 2006

The story begins in Spain with the "Conversos", Jews who had converted to Christianity, always under duress.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 1 2000

With the birth of the Spanish Inquisition some three years later, the "Conversos" were now accused of secretly practicing Judaism.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 1 2000

Some Jews who had arrived in the guise of "Conversos" and escaped the Inquisition, may have continued to practice Judaism secretly, but it was highly dangerous.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 1 2000

Jews who arrived in Nueva Espagna in 1531 in the guise of "Conversos" were the first educated European laymen to arrive in the new colony in significant numbers.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 3 2000

The "Conversos" were under increasing pressure from the Inquisition.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 1 2000

Some Jews who had arrived in the guise of "Conversos" and escaped the Inquisition, may have continued to practice Judaism secretly, but it was highly dangerous.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 1 2000

Jews who arrived in Nueva Espagna in 1531 in the guise of "Conversos" were the first educated European laymen to arrive in the new colony in significant numbers.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 3 2000

The story begins in Spain with the "Conversos", Jews who had converted to Christianity, always under duress.

Jews in Mexico. a struggle for survival part 1 2000