Xueta

Ethnic group The Xuetes , Chuetas (singular in Catalan language Xueta , Chueta in Spanish language , also known as Xuetons ), were a social group on the island of Majorca , descendants of Majorcan Jews who either converted to Christianity or were forced to keep their religion hidden . The Xuetes were stigmatized and until the first half of the 20th century, but then by the second half of that century, with the spread of religious freedom and laicism , both the social pressure and community ties eventually vanished. Nowadays an estimated 18,000 people in the island carry Xueta surnames, but only a small fraction of the society (including those with Xueta surnames themselves) is self-aware of the troubled history of this group.

Ethnic group The Xuetes ( ; singular Xueta , also known as Xuetons ), were a social group on the island of Majorca , descendants of Majorcan Jews who either converted to Christianity or were forced to keep their religion hidden . They practiced strict endogamy , and many of their descendants still observe their own syncretist form of Christian worship . The Xuetes were stigmatized up until the first half of the 20th century, but then by the second half of that century, with the spread of religious freedom and laicism , both the social pressure and community ties eventually vanished. Nowadays an estimated 18,000 people in the island carry Xueta surnames, but only a small fraction of the society (including those with Xueta surnames themselves) is self-aware of the troubled history of this group.

Ethnic group The Xuetes ( ; singular Xueta , also known as Xuetons and spelled as Chuetas) are a social group on the Spanish island of Majorca , in the Mediterranean Sea, who are descendants of Majorcan Jews that either were conversos (forcible converts to Christianity ) or were Crypto-Jews , forced to keep their religion hidden. They practiced strict endogamy by marrying only within their own group. Many of their descendants observe a syncretist form of Christian worship known as Xueta Christianity . The Xuetes were stigmatized up until the first half of the 20th century. In the latter part of the century, the spread of freedom of religion and laïcité reduced both the social pressure and community ties. An estimated 18,000 people in the island carry Xueta surnames in the 21st century, but only a small fraction of the society (including those with Xueta surnames) is aware of the complex history of this group.

Social group on the Spanish island of Majorca Ethnic group The Xuetes ( ; singular Xueta , also known as Xuetons and spelled as Chuetas ) are a social group on the Spanish island of Majorca , in the Mediterranean Sea, who are descendants of Majorcan Jews that either were conversos (forcible converts to Christianity ) or were Crypto-Jews , forced to keep their religion hidden. They practiced strict endogamy by marrying only within their own group. Many of their descendants observe a syncretist form of Christian worship known as Xueta Christianity . The Xuetes were stigmatized up until the first half of the 20th century. In the latter part of the century, the spread of freedom of religion and laïcité reduced both the social pressure and community ties. An estimated 18,000 people in the island carry Xueta surnames in the 21st century, but only a small fraction of the society (including those with Xueta surnames) is aware of the complex history of this group.