Author: Ángel Martín Martínez.
This afternoon at 6 p.m., the Centro Sefarad-Israel will present, with the author, Ángel Martín Martínez, the book La cocina prohibida en la Soria judeoconversa (Forbidden cuisine in Jewish-converse Soria), which reflects the remains of the culinary customs of the Jewish converts of Almazán, an enclave that had one of the most important aljamas in Castile.
The present-day territory of the province of Soria is a privileged place to study the Middle Ages. First it was a frontier land between al-Andalus and the Christian kingdoms; later, when the latter advanced beyond the curve of the Duero river, these lands were once again a frontier, but this time between Castile and Aragon. All these centuries of advances and setbacks left vestiges that are still visible today.
However, this medieval past would be incomplete if we did not take into account the fact that, along with Christians and Muslims, Soria was also a place of residence for Jews, at least from the 12th century onwards. Documents speak of them in more than twenty localities, from small Jewish quarters to nuclei where the abundant Jewish population came to be organised as an aljama with their respective synagogues, cemeteries, butcher’s shops… In 1492, a decree of the Catholic Monarchs faced the Jews with the decision of whether to convert or emigrate. Some left never to return, others returned or remained as converts. In both cases, their past began to fade. Free admission, prior confirmation at this link.
