La familía Carvajal
Autor: Alfonso Toro
Número de Páginas: 404
Relates the tragic history of the Converso family Carvajal in 16th-century Mexico. Luis de Carvajal Sr. conquered the region of Nuevo León for the Mexican vice-regency of Spain and was the governor of the new province. Contrary to official decrees, he brought Conversos to Nuevo León. His nephew, Luis de Carvajal, reverted to Judaism, as did other members of his family; the Inquisition began an investigation against them. In 1589 five members of the family were tried. Luis de Carvajal Jr. and two others "reconciled with the Church" and received mild punishments. Luis de Carvajal Sr., despite his being a staunch Catholic, was dismissed as governor and put in prison, where he died. Luis Carvajal Jr. later returned to Judaism again and was tried in 1596; together with a large group of Conversos, he was burned at the stake in December 1596 in Mexico City. The Inquisition eventually wiped out all of the Carvajal family, except for Baltazar de Carvajal, who fled to Europe and became a rabbi.