Documents of Cervera’s Jews on marriages, dowries, donations and repudiations (1351-1481)

Authors

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

Keywords:

Jews, marriages, dowries, donations, repudiations, Cervera, Catalonia, 14th century, 15th century

Abstract

This article contains comments on and transcriptions of 20 documents that refer to the Jews of Cervera and span the years 1351 and 1481. One of the documents sets out the conditions established in a marriage contract, 18 of them provide information on dowries and donations, and one arose from a repudiation. The names of the Jews mentioned in the documents are listed at the end of the article.

Keywords: Jews, marriages, dowries, donations, repudiations, Cervera, Catalonia, 14th century, 15th century

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Published

2013-03-08

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Vol. 9 (2013)

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