Memorias Curiel

The Memorias Curiel is a chronicle written in Portuguese by Ephraim de Curiel, Jacob de Senior, and later by a son of Jacob, during their time in the Caribbean.[1] It was written during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Jane S. Gerber described it as one of the most important records of Jews in the Caribbean.[2]

Laura Libman and Hilit Surowitz-Israel described the Memorias Curiel as an 'extraordinary source from Curaçao, which chronicles the growth and development of the island's Jewish community.'[3]

It was written by descendants of Abraham Curiel of Coimbra, a Portuguese physician.

Memorias Curiel and Memorias Senior both chronicle the Dutch West Indies during the eighteenth century.[4]

References

  1. ^ Memorias Curiel: A Chronicle in Portuguese Written by a Son of Ephraim de Selomoh Curiel. 1739.
  2. ^ Gerber, Jane S. (2014). The Jews in the Caribbean. Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. ISBN 978-1-906764-14-2.
  3. ^ Hoberman, Michael; Leibman, Laura; Surowitz-Israel, Hilit (2017-09-06). Jews in the Americas, 1776-1826. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-47255-3.
  4. ^ G, Frank, Ben (2010-09-23). Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America, A. Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4556-1330-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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