Antonio Jose da Silva
Antonio Jose da Silva · Arts & Literature
Portuguese playwright known as 'O Judeu' (The Jew); a leading dramatist of his era, executed by the Inquisition for practicing Judaism.
1705, Rio de Janeiro, colonial Brazil (Portuguese Empire) — 1739, Lisbon, Portugal
Rio de Janeiro · Lisbon · Coimbra
Antonio Jose da Silva is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Portuguese playwright known as 'O Judeu' (The Jew); a leading dramatist of his era, executed by the Inquisition for practicing Judaism.
António José da Silva, known as 'O Judeu' (The Jew), was the outstanding Portuguese dramatist of the early eighteenth century, author of satirical operas for the puppet theatre. Born in colonial Brazil to a family of New Christians descended from Jews, he practised Judaism in secret; arrested by the Inquisition on charges of Judaizing, he was garrotted and burnt at a Lisbon auto-da-fé in 1739.
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Portuguese playwright known as 'O Judeu' (The Jew); a leading dramatist of his era, executed by the Inquisition for practicing Judaism.
Source: Wikipedia; Jewish Encyclopedia
