In 70 C.E. the
Roman Empire plundered Jerusalem and devas- tated
the Temple. This
Diaspora and subsequent turmoil must have sent
Jews fleeing to
Sepharad where they might enjoy the peace and
prosperity that
was beginning to blossom, which centuries later led
to the
"Golden Age" of Spain. (p. 12)
Torture, Torment, Hatred &
Prejudice
Between
the 4th and 14th Century, a host of atrocities were cast upon
Sepharadic Jews across the Iberian Peninsula, particularly Spain.
Each succeeding Church Council increased or built upon previous
rulings which directly impacted the quality of Jewish life in Spain.
As if that was not enough, in vie for power and control,
the
Catholic kings began to assume the leadership in perpetuating
massacres, which left the wealth, resources and properties of these
Jews in their own hands. (p. 14)
Isolation
The first major Diaspora out of Spain occurred in 1391 C.E.
when the actual decree was formulated to expel all Jews from Spain.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella made this decree official in March
31, 1492. (p.14)
Torture &
Murder
If the Jews did not leave Spain, they would
suffer imprisonment, ,torture, massacres, and varied methods of
inhumane executions such as hanging, decapitation and burning at the
stake, after being garroted. (p. 18)
Persecution
In 1492, on the day
before Christopher Columbus set sail towards the New World, the
official expulsion of all Jews from Spain took place. (p. 13)
Stealing, Persecution
In 1524, the
Catholic kings sent the Franciscan missionaries to Mexico City
vested with power to install the Spanish version of the Inquisition
in today's capital of the Republic of Mexico. They were instructed
to steal the land of all practicing Jews as well as conver- sos who
were new Christian believers. (p. 27)
Misery
Thousands upon thousands of
these Jews died in shipwrecks and other forms of human perils such
as falling into the hands of pirates, bandits and other elements of
nature. (p. 18)
Religious Control
The Spanish Inquisition shipped the Dominican Order to
assume control over the Inquisition, which the Franciscans had
begun. (p, xix)
Slavery Torture
The persecution of Jewish immigrants consisted of life
imprison- ment; confiscation of property, several hundred lashes,
wearing San Benito garments (St. Benedict's garment, which included
a hood) in public, several years in the galleys and burning at the
stake. (p. 68)
There were 60 different trials that
were performed between 1593 and 1817. Approximately 4059 leaves of
trial records have been translated and preserved. (p. xx)
Wandering
There is no question that
Sepharadic Jews were doing everything in their power to find safely
for their families. Many of these landed in the West Indies, Vera
Cruz, and Mexico and as far north as the Port of Tampico in Mexico.
(p. 19)
The Sepharadic Jews immigrated into northern
Mexico, south and central Texas, New Mexico and parts of southern
Colorado to be- come whom we eventually called, Los Tejanos y los
Manitos de Nuevo Mejico (The Texans and the brethren of New Mexico).
(p. 21)
Shame
Many Jews were forced
to become Catholics but practiced their Jewish faith in secret. (p.
53)
Superstition
Many
superstitious practices continued to practiced by the Sepha- radic
Jews. (p. 82)
Some of these Sepharadic Jews continued
to hold to the Kabala. p.85
Shame
Many of the Jews who immigrated to Mexico, were told by
their parents to keep their Jewish ness secret. (p. 86)
Footnote:
Some Sephardic Jewish names:
Aguilar,
Alvarez, Angeles, Avila, Ayala, Castro, Diaz, Dominguez, Duarte,
Enriquez, Garcia, Gomez, Gonzales, Herandez, Herrera, Huete, Lopez,
Lunca, Medina, Mena, Morales, Moreno, Munoz, Ortega, Perez, Ramirez,
Rodriquez, Rosales, Ruiz, Salas, Sanchez, Velasquez
There is an indication that Mexican names ending in Z
are Separadic.
*Issues
for deliverance as presented in the "TOXIC WASTE from the Family
Line" series by Dr. Paul Cox, Aslan's Place
