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History

1)     Largest forced mass conversion of Jews in Spain. Magnitude of this mass conversion campaign was unprecedented and more importantly unplanned, Churches were unprepared for dealing with the conversos who came from different walks of life, but are now immersed in Christian beliefs, at least on the outside.

2)     New problems of assimilation emerged with the former Jews who were now baptized into Christian faith. Conversos were not displaced into Christian communities to ensure optimal assimilation, they instead continued to reside in their former Jewish colonies and sometimes with their Jewish neighbors.

3)     Some conversos relocated to ancestral lands that allowed them to freely practice their Jewish traditions and on the other hand, some conversos were brave enough to embrace Christianity as their new religion.

Role of Women

1)     Conversas although outwardly appeared Christian, continued to honor the Law of Moses by religiously following Jewish traditions such as fasts and waiting for the evening star before eating.

2)     Women played an important role in keeping Jewish traditions alive by cooking and baking for holidays such as Sabbath. Conversos also engaged in daily tasks, occasionally professional as well on Sundays.

3)     Conversas openly preached that adhering to the Law of Moses was superior and that it would ensure one's gateway into heaven.

Role of Men

1)     The Inquisition tried many Conversos and urged them to confess about their hidden Jewish practices, in some cases they received successful confessions and in others they needed viable proof to hold them accountable under the law.

2)    Conversos made vital donations to the Jewish community and the Synagogue in order to foster the growth and development of the Jewish culture; and most importantly to reassure the Jewish people (and the conversos) to continue to maintain their faith in Judaism.