François Soyer, Ph.D. (2007), University of Cambridge, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is currently a lecturer in early modern history at Southampton (UK) and an Australian Research Council research fellow at the University of Adelaide (Australia).

• CONTENTSAcknowledgements … viiAbbreviations … ixList of Illustrations and Maps … xiMaps … xiiIllustrations … xvForeword … xxiSECTION ONEA HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE CENTINELA CONTRA JUDÍOS1. Seventeenth-Century Spain and its ‘Jewish Problem’:The Centinela contra Judíos and its Historical Context … 32. Religion and Blood: ‘Religious Anti-Semitism’ in EarlyModern Spain … 193. Authorship, History and Impact of the Centinela contra Judíos … 474. Anti-Semitic Propaganda and Pedagogy:Fear Mongering in the Centinela contra Judíos …75Conclusion … 99SECTION TWOTRANSLATION OF THE CENTINELA CONTRA JUDÍOSForeword to the Translation … 105Introductory Poem … 107Prologue … 1091. How the Jews are, and always have been, arrogantand liars … 1112. That the Jews are, and have been, traitors … 1173. How the Jews came to be disdained and humbled … 1394. How the Jews are persecutors of our Holy Catholic Faith … 1455. That those who favour Jews because of the benefitthat they receive in return will never come to agood end. Nor will they prosper with them … 1616. Why the Jews should not be trusted, nor shouldany faith be placed in their deeds … 1757. Regarding the anxiety with which the Jewsawait the coming of the Messiah … 1858. How the Jews, wherever they may be, sticktogether and form a Mystical Body … 1979. Why they were called Hebrews, Israelites andJews and why and how, in ancient times, theycame to be called Marranos … 20510. How the Jews, in addition to being opposed to our HolyFaith, are our mortal enemies … 21911. Regarding the signs by which Divine Providencedifferentiates the Jews … 23712. How the Jews are restless, vainglorious andseditious and ordinarily sow discord whereverthey are … 25113. How the Hebrews do not presently possess any honour,or nobility whatsoever, and they lost that which theypossessed with the death of Christ … 26314. Regarding the mercy with which our MotherChurch treats the Jews, and will continue totreat them, and how far its obligations extend … 273Appendix … 285Bibliography … 303ndex … 315

François Soyer, Ph.D. (2007), University of Cambridge, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is currently a lecturer in early modern history at Southampton (UK) and an Australian Research Council research fellow at the University of Adelaide (Australia).

• CONTENTSAcknowledgements … viiAbbreviations … ixList of Illustrations and Maps … xiMaps … xiiIllustrations … xvForeword … xxiSECTION ONEA HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE CENTINELA CONTRA JUDÍOS1. Seventeenth-Century Spain and its ‘Jewish Problem’:The Centinela contra Judíos and its Historical Context … 32. Religion and Blood: ‘Religious Anti-Semitism’ in EarlyModern Spain … 193. Authorship, History and Impact of the Centinela contra Judíos … 474. Anti-Semitic Propaganda and Pedagogy:Fear Mongering in the Centinela contra Judíos …75Conclusion … 99SECTION TWOTRANSLATION OF THE CENTINELA CONTRA JUDÍOSForeword to the Translation … 105Introductory Poem … 107Prologue … 1091. How the Jews are, and always have been, arrogantand liars … 1112. That the Jews are, and have been, traitors … 1173. How the Jews came to be disdained and humbled … 1394. How the Jews are persecutors of our Holy Catholic Faith … 1455. That those who favour Jews because of the benefitthat they receive in return will never come to agood end. Nor will they prosper with them … 1616. Why the Jews should not be trusted, nor shouldany faith be placed in their deeds … 1757. Regarding the anxiety with which the Jewsawait the coming of the Messiah … 1858. How the Jews, wherever they may be, sticktogether and form a Mystical Body … 1979. Why they were called Hebrews, Israelites andJews and why and how, in ancient times, theycame to be called Marranos … 20510. How the Jews, in addition to being opposed to our HolyFaith, are our mortal enemies … 21911. Regarding the signs by which Divine Providencedifferentiates the Jews … 23712. How the Jews are restless, vainglorious andseditious and ordinarily sow discord whereverthey are … 25113. How the Hebrews do not presently possess any honour,or nobility whatsoever, and they lost that which theypossessed with the death of Christ … 26314. Regarding the mercy with which our MotherChurch treats the Jews, and will continue totreat them, and how far its obligations extend … 273Appendix … 285Bibliography … 303ndex … 315

François Soyer, Ph.D. (2007), University of Cambridge, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is currently a lecturer in early modern history at Southampton (UK) and an Australian Research Council research fellow at the University of Adelaide (Australia).

• CONTENTSAcknowledgements … viiAbbreviations … ixList of Illustrations and Maps … xiMaps … xiiIllustrations … xvForeword … xxiSECTION ONEA HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE CENTINELA CONTRA JUDÍOS1. Seventeenth-Century Spain and its ‘Jewish Problem’:The Centinela contra Judíos and its Historical Context … 32. Religion and Blood: ‘Religious Anti-Semitism’ in EarlyModern Spain … 193. Authorship, History and Impact of the Centinela contra Judíos … 474. Anti-Semitic Propaganda and Pedagogy:Fear Mongering in the Centinela contra Judíos …75Conclusion … 99SECTION TWOTRANSLATION OF THE CENTINELA CONTRA JUDÍOSForeword to the Translation … 105Introductory Poem … 107Prologue … 1091. How the Jews are, and always have been, arrogantand liars … 1112. That the Jews are, and have been, traitors … 1173. How the Jews came to be disdained and humbled … 1394. How the Jews are persecutors of our Holy Catholic Faith … 1455. That those who favour Jews because of the benefitthat they receive in return will never come to agood end. Nor will they prosper with them … 1616. Why the Jews should not be trusted, nor shouldany faith be placed in their deeds … 1757. Regarding the anxiety with which the Jewsawait the coming of the Messiah … 1858. How the Jews, wherever they may be, sticktogether and form a Mystical Body … 1979. Why they were called Hebrews, Israelites andJews and why and how, in ancient times, theycame to be called Marranos … 20510. How the Jews, in addition to being opposed to our HolyFaith, are our mortal enemies … 21911. Regarding the signs by which Divine Providencedifferentiates the Jews … 23712. How the Jews are restless, vainglorious andseditious and ordinarily sow discord whereverthey are … 25113. How the Hebrews do not presently possess any honour,or nobility whatsoever, and they lost that which theypossessed with the death of Christ … 26314. Regarding the mercy with which our MotherChurch treats the Jews, and will continue totreat them, and how far its obligations extend … 273Appendix … 285Bibliography … 303ndex … 315