The Virgin of Guadalupe and the Conversos: Uncovering Hidden Influences from Spain to Mexico

by Marie-Theresa Hernandez

Book Overview

Hidden lives, hidden history, and hidden manuscripts. In The Virgin of Guadalupe and the Conversos, Marie-Theresa Hern ndez unmasks the secret lives of conversos and judaizantes and their likely influence onthe Catholic Churchin the New World.

The terms converso and judaizante are often used for descendants of Spanish Jews (the Sephardi, or Sefarditas as they are sometimes called), who converted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813565685
• ISBN13: 9780813565682
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary