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41Israelitas negros — Israelita negro (o también Hebreo negro) es un término general para identificar a varias sectas religiosas que desde el siglo XIX existen entre los afroamericanos, las cuales sostienen que son descendientes de las antiguas tribus israelitas. A… …
42BRAZIL — BRAZIL, South American federal republic; general population (est.) 183 million (2005); Jewish population 97,000. Jewish history in Brazil is divided into four distinct periods with a specific interval: (a) The presence of new christians and the… …
43CHILE — CHILE, South American republic; population 15,600,000 (2003); Jewish population 20,900. Colonial Period crypto jews were known in the earliest days of Chilean history. Rodrigo de Orgoños, one of the Spanish officers in the company of Diego de… …
44SÃO PAULO — SÃO PAULO, the richest and most populated state in the United States of Brazil. Area: 248,209.426 km2; population (2000): 37,032,403; state capital: São Paulo, the largest and most important city in Brazil, population (2000): 10,434,252. The… …
45RIO DE JANEIRO — RIO DE JANEIRO, state in the United States of Brazil; capital of the state and capital of the Republic until 1960 (when the capital was transferred to Brasilia); area of the state: 43.696 km2; population: 14,391,282 (2000); population of the city …
46ARGENTINA — ARGENTINA, South American Federal Republic, general population (2004) 39,150,000; Jewish population 190,000. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: colonial period modern period legal basis for jewish life history EARLY JEWISH …
47CUBA — CUBA, archipelago of islands consisting of Cuba, Isla de Pinos, and 1,600 smaller islands; population (2004) 11,300,000; Jewish population (2004) approximately 1,200. The Colonial Period Columbus discovered Cuba during his first voyage (1492).… …
48LATIN AMERICA — Colonial Period Jews were prohibited from entering Spanish America throughout the colonial period. Although a few Jews who could not be regarded as new christians managed to enter illegally, the history of Jews in Spanish colonial America is… …
49URUGUAY — URUGUAY, South American republic, general population: 3,080,000; Jewish population: 24,200. The Beginning There are few documents relating to Jewish history during the colonial period in Uruguay. In 1726 the governor of montevideo , Bruno… …
50MEXICO — MEXICO, federal republic situated south of the United States of America with a population of 97,483,412 (2000) inhabitants and a Jewish community of about 40,000 (2000), most of whom live in Mexico City. Colonial Period The Jewish presence in… …
