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Francisco Maldonado da Silva | |
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Born | Eliahu Hanazir 1592 San Miguel de Tucumá |
Died | 23 January 1639 Lima, Peru |
Cause of death | Auto-da-fé |
Nationality | Argentine marrano |
Francisco Maldonado da Silva (Jewish name: Eliahu Hanazir; 1592 in Argentina – 23 January 1639, in Peru)[1] 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.