Names in the register
given name only
10 archival units in this register name given name only. That means a person of this name appears in the document — nothing more. Whether they are your ancestor, and whether they were Jewish or converso, is what the document itself has to answer.
| Reference | Archive | Date |
|---|---|---|
| AHN, Inquisición, 137, Exp. 3 | Archivo Histórico Nacional | — |
| AHN, Inquisición, 137, Exp. 4 | Archivo Histórico Nacional | — |
| AHN, Inquisición, 137, Exp. 5 | Archivo Histórico Nacional | 1485 |
| AHN, Inquisición, 1930, Exp. 23 | Archivo Histórico Nacional | 1930 |
| AHN, Inquisición, 5311, Exp. 25 | Archivo Histórico Nacional | 1502 |
| PT/TT/TSO/IC/025/10676 | Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo | 1600 |
| PT/TT/TSO/IE/010/646 | Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo | — |
| PT/TT/TSO/IL/028/03161 | Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo | — |
| PT/TT/TSO/IL/028/05738 | Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo | — |
| ARCHV, Registro de Ejecutorias, caja 12, 29 | Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid | 1488 |
There is no official list of Sephardic surnames, and there never was. The commonest names in Portuguese Inquisition trials are Rodrigues, Lopes and Fernandes — a fact about Portuguese demography, not about Jewish descent.