The Jewish diaspora and the Perez family case in China, Japan, the Philippines, and the Americas (16th century) / Lúcio de Sousa ; translation, Joseph Abraham Levi.

Published by: Fundação Macau, Centro Cientíico e Cultural de Macau.
Acknowledgements: This book would not exist without the support of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). [i.e. Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai 日本学術振與会]

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface - Conceptual Framework.- CHAPTER ONE: Forging a Diaspora - I. The Jewish Diaspora: Setting the Stage II. The Arrival of the Perez Family in India.- III. The Sephardic Community in Macau —Vestiges of the First Community - IV. The Macau Synagogue Project - CHAPTER TWO: Survival in Exile: China - I. The Inquisition in Macau - II. The Tug-of-war between the Inquisition and the Judeo-conversos in Macau - III. The Perez Family in Macau - CHAPTER THREE: Survival in Exile: Japan - I. The Arrival in Nagasaki - II. The Sephardic Community in Nagasaki - III. The Impeccable Behavior of the Perez Family in Nagasaki - IV. Pero Gómez and the Judeo-converso Jesuits in Japan - Slavery and the Japanese Gaspar Fernandes - VI. The Escape from Nagasaki - CHAPTER FOUR: Survival in Exile: The Philippines - I. The Manila Slave Market, the Korean Gaspar, the Japanese Miguel Jerónimo, and Ventura - II. Manila Sephardic Community -III. The Role of Slaves and Servants in Rui Perez’s Capture - CHAPTER FIVE: Memory and Freedom: The Americas -I. A Journey to Acapulco - II. Perez’s Sons and the Struggle for Liberation of the Japanese Slaves – CONCLUSION - CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

"Esta obra de Lucio de Sousa acompanha a presença e a importância das comunidades de Judeos-Conversos em Macau, Nagasaki, Manila, Acapulco e cidade do México ao longo do século XVI na revolução marítimo-mercantil global dos Pacíficos Asiático e Americano. A investigação está centrada no caso de Rui Perez e da Inquisição fornecendo toda uma nova paisagem informativa e desafios interpretativos acerca das emergentes e globais relações interculturais eurasiáticas.--Publisher note.

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