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To the End of the Earth: A History of the Crypto-Jews of New Mexico Hardcover – Illustrated, August 30, 2005

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In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and abstained from eating pork. Puzzling over the matter, Hordes realized that these practices might very well have been passed down through the centuries from early crypto-Jewish settlers in New Spain. After extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Hordes concluded that there was, in New Mexico and the Southwest, a Sephardic legacy derived from the converso community of Spanish Jews.

In To the End of the Earth, Hordes explores the remarkable story of crypto-Jews and the tenuous preservation of Jewish rituals and traditions in Mexico and New Mexico over the past five hundred years. He follows the crypto-Jews from their Jewish origins in medieval Spain and Portugal to their efforts to escape persecution by migrating to the New World and settling in the far reaches of the northern Mexican frontier.

Drawing on individual biographies (including those of colonial officials accused of secretly practicing Judaism), family histories, Inquisition records, letters, and other primary sources, Hordes provides a richly detailed account of the economic, social and religious lives of crypto-Jews during the colonial period and after the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1846. While the American government offered more religious freedom than had the Spanish colonial rulers, cultural assimilation into Anglo-American society weakened many elements of the crypto-Jewish tradition.

Hordes concludes with a discussion of the reemergence of crypto-Jewish culture and the reclamation of Jewish ancestry within the Hispano community in the late twentieth century. He examines the publicity surrounding the rediscovery of the crypto-Jewish community and explores the challenges inherent in a study that attempts to reconstruct the history of a people who tried to leave no documentary record.
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  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Columbia University Press
  4. Publication date
    August 30, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    9.38 x 6.12 x 0.99 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    023112936X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0231129367
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To the End of the Earth is a true magnum opus and a fitting conclusion to decades of research. -- David Caffey ― Prime Time

For those tracking... family histories, this may prove invaluable... For any reader interested in how culture survives, this book is an inspiring one. ― New Mexico

For any reader interested in how culture survives, this book is an inspiring one. ― New Mexico Magazine

The most extensively researched book on the subject to date... a compelling sociological study. -- Ze'ev Glicenstein ― The Canadian Jewish News

This book, honestly researched and beautifully written, can enlarge understanding of the troubled road followed by our evolving Western civilization. -- Marc Simmons ― Santa Fe New Mexican

A compelling sociological study. -- Bill Gladstone ― AVOTAYNU

This is a well told and stunningly researched detective story. -- David J. Webber ― Western Historical Quarterly

Remarkable-even astonishing-though, that we have had to wait until 2005 for a book to appear on a topic that is so intrinsically interesting and that so directly links North American history with that of the Iberian Peninsula. ― Hispanic American Historical Review

Hordes builds a compelling case that can not be easily dismissed. -- Dr. Fred Reiss ― The Midwest Book Review

Hordes has made an important contribution to our understanding of the religious and ethnic diversity of the Southwest and of the force that the beliefs and practices he has brought to light continues to exert in the lives of the people of the region. -- Thomas M. Cohen ― The Americas

[Hordes] reasons from past to present, and the present back to the past, constructing a message about the role of history in understanding how we see ourselves and how others see us. ― El Palacio

By both assembling the genealogical legacy of Judaism in New Mexico, and supplementing it with rich insight into the everyday practices of crypto-Jewish communities in New Spain, Hordes has made a remarkable contribution to the study of these people. -- Kathleen Holscher ― H-NewMexico

Any scholar seriously interested in global history or putting the "American experience" in a global context would be well served to pick up a copy. -- Paul Kahan ― Religious Studies Review

This book's combination of traditional archival research and oral history makes it a valuable addition to syllabi. -- Andrea Orzoff ― The Public Historian

About the Author

Stanley M. Hordes is adjunct research professor at the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. He earned his Ph.D. in Mexican History at Tulane University, where he received a Fulbright Dissertation Fellowship to perform research in Mexico and Spain. He is the author of numerous articles on the history of crypto-Judaism in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Columbia University Press; Illustrated edition (August 30, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 023112936X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0231129367
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.34 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.38 x 6.12 x 0.99 inches
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Phil J. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly but also deeply inspiring
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2006
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More than 700 footnotes add up to an extraordinary story well worth the telling: quite a few "manitos" of Northern New Mexico were probably crypto-Jews who preserved parts of their own culture through centuries of isolation. So we discover that Hispanos and Hebrews are both part of Chicano history in the American Southwest.

Since these individuals covered their tracks well and most are long dead, the trail was cold and neglected. However, Dr. Hordes did not take the easy, glamorous and lucrative route to selling their extraordinary history. Instead, he and his colleagues spent years and years pouring over thousands of documents. As one who has looked at a little of this "paleography," let me testify that a person can go blind staring at that terrible, ancient, blotched and blotted handwriting. I appreciate such careful scholarship; it lays out all possible evidence without overreaching.

Thanks to this book, a vast number of dots have been laid out on the map of New Mexican history. While each by itself is not conclusive, when I connect the dots I see the fascinating faces of religious dissidents who courageously preserved their own beliefs in the face of enormous social pressure. They went "To the Ends of the Earth" to preserve their integrity. I find their story inspiring.
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John Peters
5.0 out of 5 stars In 1492 Spain expelled Jews some wound up in New Mexico
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022
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I recall learning about the Spanish expulsion of Jews in 1492 about 40 years ago. I had never thought about following their history and outcomes.
This book takes a fascinating look into the Jews of New Mexico, from the Spanish expulsion.

The author did deep research, having interviewed Crypto-Jews, probed Spanish, Mexican, European and New Mexican archives and listed references.

It is a scholarly well written masterpiece, a page turner. The only problem with this book is in forcing oneself to stop reading it.
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Mark F. Toledo, CFA
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2018
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Tells a logical story based on historical records about the role that Jews played in the development of New Spain and New Mexico. Jews and non-Jews will appreciate learning this part of history.
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Gilbert S. Roybal
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of history that was not taught in school. It is worth buying.
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014
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This book has a lot of history that was not taught to us in school. Many of my grandparents were living in this territory before the revolutionary war with England, the civil war between the states and when New Mexico became a state. It is interesting how the English from the east affected the language and culture out here in New Mexico. I still remember getting into trouble for speaking Spanish while in school out in the playground. It is worth buying.
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Vicki
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting reading for someone very interested in early southwestern history ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016
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Interesting reading for someone very interested in early southwestern history of the United States or history of Spain in the 1500's through the 1700's. There is a wealth of information on the history of the Spanish Inquisition and how Judaism, the Catholic Church, and settlement of what is now New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas were affected.
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5.0 out of 5 stars worth the price for following your ancestors - index in back of book to help with names
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020
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Was unsure whether to order this $35 book as I wanted it to be useful in following my ancient ancestors. I have become very interested in ancestry in the past 5 years or so. I have been able to find info on a number of my crypto-Jew ancestors that will be helpful in my research that I have been unable to find elsewhere as I do have quite a few books on this subject.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fleeing the Inquisition over and over again
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
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The Spanish Inquisition was no joke. Jews fled to Portugal when the Inquisition started in Spain. They moved to Mexico when the Inquisition came to Portugal. They moved to New Mexico to get away when the Inquisition came to Mexico. All of this is being confirmed with DNA evidence as well as the historical record. The author has made a thorough search of the extensive Spanish colonial records. I particularly enjoyed the story of the Governor of New Mexico who was originally convicted by the Inquisition, but won on appeal. He convinced the judges that the nick in a certain area was a war wound, not a ritual circumcision.
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V. A. H.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2014
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very intresting book
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