Francisco Maldonado da Silva
Francisco Maldonado da Silva (* 1592 in San Miguel de Tucumán ; † 1639 in Lima ) was a Peruvian doctor of Marran origin who only learned of his Jewish descent as an adult and who immediately advocated the return of the Peruvian Marran to Judaism . Brought before the Inquisition by his Christian sister , he was burned as a martyr in Lima .
Web links
- Cyrus Adler, George Alexander Kohut: Silva, Francisco Maldonado de. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
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| SURNAME | Silva, Francisco Maldonado there |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian doctor, martyr of Judaism in Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1592 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Miguel de Tucuman |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1639 |
| Place of death | Lima |