One of the favorite topics for Spanish historiography and modern philology has been, without a doubt, that of the Hispano-Jews and the converts. However, about the presence of the Jews on Hispanic soil, numerous questions have been raised that have not yet been fully resolved. Did the Hispanic Jews have such a relevant and decisive role in the Spanish society of the Middle Ages? Does Spain owe its cultural development to the Hispanic Semites, as Américo Castro defends? To what extent were the Jews and converts important in cultural activity and the development of the Spanish language and its literature? To answer these questions, this article deals with a review of the historiographical and philological research on the presence of the Jewish people in the Iberian Peninsula and its contributions to the cultural and literary development of Spain.
Keywords:
Jews, Converts, Spanish Culture, History, Literature
Llada Cienfuegos, P. (2022). The Hispano-Jewish influence in the cultural development of Spain. Cuadernos Judaicos, (39), pp. 139–157. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8749.2022.69281
