The New Christians of Spanish Naples 1528-1671: A Fragile Elite (Early Modern History: Society and Culture)

The New Christians of Spanish Naples 1528-1671 This study reveals the more complex reality of Early Modern Naples than what has commonly been represented, in which royal representatives in the city came to depend on the assistance of a series of merchants, financiers, and bureaucrats who shared a common identity as conversos, descendants of converted Jews. Full description