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The New Christians of Spanish Naples 1528-1671

A Fragile Elite

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Authors:
  1. Peter A. Mazur

    1. University of York, UK

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Part of the book series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture (EMH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-10

  3. From Jews to New Christians: Religious Minorities in the Making of Spanish Naples

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    Pages 11-33

  4. Conversos in Counter-Reformation Italy

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    Pages 34-59

  5. “El de los Catalanes”: The First Campaign against the New Christians, 1569–1582

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    Pages 60-80

  6. The Rise of the Portuguese Merchant-Bankers, 1580–1648

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    Pages 81-99

  7. The Inquisition against the Vaaz

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    Pages 100-118

  8. Conclusion

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    Pages 119-120

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 121-197
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This study reveals the more complex reality of Early Modern Naples than what has commonly been represented, in which royal representatives in the city came to depend on the assistance of a series of merchants, financiers, and bureaucrats who shared a common identity as conversos, descendants of converted Jews.

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  • University of York, UK

    Peter A. Mazur

About the author

Peter A. Mazur is a Research Fellow at the University of York, UK. He achieved his PhD at Northwestern University, USA, in 2008. His research interests are primarily focused on the history of the Catholic church in the Counter-reformation and its relationships with religious minorities in the Italian peninsula.

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