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Marranos, Jews of Spain and Portugal who insincerely converted to Christianity to escape harm during the Spanish Inquisition. The Inquisition was...

The large number of Jewish converts to Christianity set in motion a century-long process that culminated in the disappearance of Spain’s remaining...

Inquisition : groups investigated by the Inquisition : Marranos: Sephardim

Sephardim, Spanish and Portuguese Jews, or their descendants. Sepharad is the Hebrew name for Spain. During the 1490s the Spanish Inquisition...

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- Iberian Jew: in the Middle Ages, a Jew from Spain or Portugal who converted to Christianity under duress and without conviction, and who continued to practice Judaism in secret

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	Advertisement Windows Live® Search Results Marrano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marranos or secret Jews (also known as Anusim) were Sephardic Jews (Jews resident in the Iberian peninsula) who were forced to adopt Christianity under threat of expulsion but who ... Marranos, Conversos, and New Christians Cyber encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture that covers everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. It includes a glossary, bibliography of web sites and books, biographies ... Marranos M arranos (from Spanish, "swine") were Jews from Spain and Portugal, otherwise designated as anuism, or forced converts. Jews in Spain were forced to convert to Christianity in ... See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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