Amaro Díaz Martaraña

• General Notes
  • p. 184.  From Camiña, Portugual.  Died before.  Wife was tried in 1646.  Interesting assessment by the inquisitors, amking a non-entity a reason for trial, "He evidenced his caution, reflected in his life-ways, by restricting his communications to only a few, threreby assuring his security." p. 184.  Antoher instance of slaves, "Both husband and wife (in order to throw off any suspicion from those [servants] of his family) would have a falling out with each other in the middle of the day in order not to eat [on fast  days].   "His Jewish life was ended and his soul condemned." p. 184