Isaac Cardoso

Physician and philosopher · 1604–1683

Converso descent · EstablishedOttoman, North African & Western Centers

Portuguese-born physician of converso family who rose to prominence in Madrid, then returned to Judaism in Venice and Verona, where he wrote Las Excelencias de los Hebreos, a defense of the Jewish people.

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