Francisco Maldonado da Silva

Francisco Maldonado da Silva
Born
Eliahu Hanazir

1592 (1592)
San Miguel de Tucumá
Died23 January 1639(1639-01-23) (aged 46–47)
Lima, Peru
Cause of deathAuto-da-fé

Francisco Maldonado da Silva (Jewish name: Eliahu Hanazir; 1592 in Argentina – 23 January 1639, in Peru) was an Argentine marrano physician who was burned at the stake with eleven other Jews in Lima, Peru, in the largest Auto-da-fé recorded in history. His life has been novelized by Argentine best selling author Marcos Aguinis in the book Against the Inquisition.

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