1. Life

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Aron de Almanza, also known as Antonio Solomon de Almanza, Antonio de Almanza or Anthony d'Almanza.^[1] (born c. 1670, in Salamanca – year of death unknown, in England) was Spanish-Jewish sephardic merchant and traveler.

Life

He was born in Salamanca and was the son of Spanish Marranos. He was one of the most important Jewish merchants in England in the 17th century, he traveled and established business in several European countries such as Portugal, France, Belgium, Netherlands and England. He moved to London and in 1696 he married Leonore de los Rios, who was also of Spanish Marrano origin, they were one of the most significant Jewish families in England, however the marriage of Almanza with Leonore lasted a short time, because she fell ill and died. After the death of his first wife, Almanza marries for the second time with a Christian woman, as he was a Jew committed to his Jewish beliefs, he tried to persuade her to convert to Judaism, but she resisted his attempts. Almanza began to relate to Christians and later became a Protestant^[2], he withdrew from the Synagogue and abandoned his ancient Jewish beliefs. He his sons and nephew were baptized^[3] by Bishop Henry Compton on March 5, 1705. He wrote an account of his conversion to Christianity in English and Spanish. After his conversion, Almanza had some conflicts with the Jews. There were rumors that Almanza would have become a Catholic and other rumors said he returned to Judaism, but Almanza himself belied these rumors. ^[4][5]

He has had legal problems with the Davila brothers and published a book on this case. After that nothing is known about your life.

Works

• 1703 - A Declaration of the Conversion of Mr. Aron de Almanza, a Spanish merchant From Judaism to the Protestant Religion (publ. London, 1703)
• 1704 - The case of Anthony d'Almanza, shewing the justice of his cause against David Davila and Samuel Davila, brothers and jews. Gale ECCO, Print Editions (June 10, 2010)

References

Sources

External links

• http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5280972
• [https://books.google.com.br/books?id=eT9FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP82&lpg=PP82&dq=%22Aron+de+almanza%22&source=bl&ots=nLoEfQ_A_-&sig=ACfU3U3Wr4WhDa1-AcPKWcmEsqsrZIrRug&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXx6zm4fzfAhXXH7kGHaWKCUcQ6AEwDXoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Aron%20de%20almanza%22&f=false Librorum impressorum qui in Museo britannico adservantur catalogus, Volume 1] p.5 British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books (1813)

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