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The Carvajal family / by Alfonso Toro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toro, Alfonso, 1873-1952.
- Standardized Title:
- Familia Carvajal. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Carvajal family.
- Jews--Mexico--History--16th century.
- Jews.
- Inquisition--Mexico.
- Inquisition.
- Mexico--Ethnic relations.
- Mexico.
- Ethnic relations.
- Local Subjects:
- Carvajal family.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 525 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain in the sixteenth century
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso, Tex. : Texas Western Press, ©2002.
- Summary:
- The historical account of one Jewish family's adventures in the New World. The adventures of Luis de Carvajal form the main narrative thread, which intervenes with other episodes and descriptions of everyday life and coustoms, food and dress, methods of travel, trials of accused heretics, the inquisitor's methods of torture, and insights into the plight of the Inquisition's imprisoned victims.
- Notes:
- Cover has subtitle: The Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain in the sixteenth century.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Toro, Alfonso, 1873- Familia Carvajal. English. Carvajal family.
- ISBN:
- 087404247X
- 9780874042474
- OCLC:
- 50904423
- Online:
- Publisher description
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