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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MAL-MAR |
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MARANO (accursed or banned) , a term
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Inquisition records attest. It was in fact largely due to the Maranos that the Spanish Inquisition was founded. The Maranos made rapid strides in prosperity, and " accumulated honours, wealth and popular hatred " (Lea, History of the Spanish Inquisition, i. 125). This was one of the causes that led to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Maranos emigrated to various countries, but many remained in the Peninsula. Subsequently distinguished individuals left home for more tolerant lands. The Jewish community in London was refounded by Maranos in the first half of the 17th century . Hamburg commerce, too, owed much to the enterprise of Portuguese Maranos. In Amsterdam
Marano
See Lea, loc. cit. and elsewhere; see index s.v. " New Christian "; Graetz, History of the Jews , Eng. trans, see index s.v. " Marranos "; M. Kayserling, in Jewish Encyclopedia, viii. 318 seq. ; and for the present day Jewish Quarterly Review , xv. 251 seq. (I. A.)End of Article: MARANO (accursed or banned) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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