Nephew of the governor of New León, he practiced Judaism in secret in Mexico. His memoir and letters, written before he was burned by the Inquisition in 1596, are the earliest Jewish writings in the Americas.
Crypto-Jewish writer and martyr · 1566–1596
Nephew of the governor of New León, he practiced Judaism in secret in Mexico. His memoir and letters, written before he was burned by the Inquisition in 1596, are the earliest Jewish writings in the Americas.
