Antonio CORTIJO OCAÑA

Original title: Margarita Moreira y Antonia Núñez. Inquisición y grupos criptojudíos en México, 1646-1647

Published in Mulier aut Femina. Idealism or reality of women in the Middle Ages

Keywords: Antonia Núñez, Inquisition, Margarita Moreira, Mexico, Practicing Judaism.

This article analyzes two previously-unkown documents from The Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley). These documents refer to the accusation made by the Mexican Inquisition against Margarita Moreira and Antonia Núñez in 1646 and 1647 respectiveley. Both women were accused of practicing Judaism.