Judaizante-284

Confession – Francisco de León (1647)

   Case Type: Confession

   Year: 1647

   Archive: Archivo Histórico Nacional (Spain)

   Central Figure: Francisco de León

This case documents the confession of Francisco de León in Mexico City in 1647, revealing patterns of crypto-Jewish practice in colonial New Spain. Locations mentioned include Mexico City, Querétaro, Michoacán, Spain, and the Philippines, pointing to a wide geographic network. The testimony records specific ritual practices and names numerous individuals identified as Jewish, including extended family members, offering rare insight into concealed communities.

Warning: This document contains descriptions of domestic abuse.

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Yaide's Notes

• Sisters have mother's surname.

Mentioned

• Duarte de León
• Ysabel Nuñez
• Jorge de León
• Simón de León - Brother, Baptism:

• Antonia Nuñez- Sister
• Ana Nuñez - Sister, Baptism: Aug 13, 1634
• Clara Nuñez - Sister, Baptism: Jan 6, 1622, Mexico City, Mexico
• Francisco Nuñez- Maternal Grandfather
• Justa Mendez- Maternal Grandmother

Francisco De Leon- Self- Baptism: April 20, 1624

Quinqueno - Francisco Gomez
Vicente Enriquez alias Francisco Home- Family friend. His brother Gaspar Mendez is tried in Judaizante-376

Uncle (Paternal Side) - Symon Montero

Household help - Bernarda (d.) , Barthola (d.) , Luisillo

Juan Sáenz de Mañozca- Inquisitor
Gonzalo Carillo - Letrado