MALDONADO DE SILVA, FRANCISCO
Practitioner Bio
Born c. 1592 in San Miguel de Tucumán [present day Argentina]. Son of Diego Núñez de Silva [a crypto-Jewish doctor] and Aldonsa Maldonado [a cristiana vieja]. His Father came before the Lima tribunal between 1601 and 1605 for judaizing and was ultimately reconciled. Maldonado de Silva attended the Universidad de San Marcos in Chile, graduating as a bachiller in medicine. Named the cirujano mayor of San Miguel in 1619. Circumcised himself in 1625. Denounced by both of his sisters to the Lima tribunal as a judaizer. Arrested in 1626. Changed his name to Heli Nazareo while in prison. Imprisoned for 12 years, during which time he had several audiences with inquisitors in which he defended his beliefs. Relaxed in the Auto de Fe on 23 January 1639.
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Bibliography (secondary sources relating to this practitioner)
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Note: Cited in vol. 2
Note: Cited in vol. 2
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