Keywords
The inquisition, colonial cartagena, crypto judaism
Abstract
From its establishment by royal decree in 1610 until its abolition in 1821, the Inquisition tribunal of Cartagena de Indias sought to stamp out heresy and maintain Catholic orthodoxy among the inhabitants of the territory of New Granada. This thesis examines the activities of the tribunal during the first half of the seventeenth century, specifically as they relate to its persecution of the crypto-Jews under its jurisdiction. While the surviving evidence demonstrates a significant crypto-Jewish presence in Cartagena in the 1600s, and even though the authority of this tribunal extended far beyond its immediate surroundings, very few crypto-Jews were ever prosecuted by this court during this time. This thesis explores the social, economic and political dynamics explaining a change in policy that led to a rise in the number of Inquisition trials against the crypto-Jewish population in the first half of the seventeenth century. This thesis argues that Spanish imperial politics coupled with socio-economic factors inherent in the colonial system, explains why inquisitorial persecution increased in this period.
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Graduation Date
2012
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Pineda, Yovanna
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Degree Program
History
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0004554
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0004554
Language
English
Release Date
February 2014
Length of Campus-only Access
1 year
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Arts and Humanities -- Dissertations, Academic, Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Humanities
STARS Citation
Jalilie, Hussein, "The Crypto-jews And The Inquisition In Cartagena De Indias, 1610-1650." (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2293.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2293