An inquiry into the purity of blood of the lineage of the Major family of Cervera (1620)

Authors

  • Josep M. Llobet i Portella Universitat Nacional d’Educació a Distància

Keywords:

purity of blood, Jews, Jewish quarters, synagogues, notaries, Cervera, Catalonia, Middle Ages.

Abstract

The appendix to this article contains a full transcription of a 24-question inquiry, conducted in the year 1620, into the purity of blood of the lineage of the Major family of Cervera. While the responses of the eight declarants provide a wealth of information on different aspects of Catalan society in the Middle Ages, the article discusses only those related to the town’s Jewish community, specifically the location
of the two Jewish quarters, the two synagogues, the notaries’ books containing documents issued by Jews, the expulsion from Cervera of Jews who did not convert to Christianity, municipal books related to Jews, and admission to the Guild of Notaries of Cervera.

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Published

2022-02-17

Issue

Vol. 16 (2021)

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