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Author Lanyon, Anna, author.

Title Fire & song : the story of Luis de Carvajal and the Mexican Inquisition / Anna Lanyon
Published Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 364 pages) : illustrations, facimilies, genealogical tables, maps, portraits
Contents 1. A distant shore; 2. The city in the fields; 3. The place of otters; 4. Captivity; 5. Acts of faith; 6. The book of miracles; 7. Eyes filled with light; 8 Betrayal; 9. Joseph; 10. Days of Consolation; 11. More like an angel than a man; 12. Fragile seed; 13. Silent for a thousand steps; 14. Coda
Summary Tells the story of the Jewish martyr Luis de Carvajal, and his sister, Leonor, who died together in Mexico City in 1596, exploring his determination never to lose heart, no matter what, and to cling to his faith and cultural identity in the face of totali
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Carvajal, Luis de, 1567?-1596.
SUBJECT Carvajal, Luis de, 1567?-1596 fast
Subject Inquisition -- Mexico -- History -- 16th century
Jews -- Mexico -- History -- 16th century
Jews -- Mexico -- Biography
Inquisition
Jews
Mexico
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781741156911
1741156912
Other Titles Fire and song : the story of Luis de Carvajal and the Mexican inquisition