Chuetas of Majorca: The case of the Tarongi Brothers

Authors

  • Antoni Picazo Muntaner

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8749.2020.60583

Keywords:

Mallorca, Chuetas, Resistencia religiosa, fuga, oraciones.

Abstract

In 1677 the Inquisition captured more than two hundred people from Palma de Mallorca who were Judaizing. This group was called chueta. This caused a series of consequences that would be much more damaging some years later, in 1691. Certainly, the action of the Holy Office precipitated a greater secrecy among the Judaizers, but also a desire to flee to the land of liberties, generally Livorno, or the rupture of family solidarity. A special case was that of the Tarongi family, and that of their two brothers, the intellectual guides of that community.

Published

2020-12-29

How to Cite

Picazo Muntaner, A. (2020). Chuetas of Majorca: The case of the Tarongi Brothers. Cuadernos Judaicos, (37), 125–139. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8749.2020.60583

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