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Ethnic group
Xuetes
Total population
18,000 – 20,000 (approx.)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Majorca
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Religion
Xueta Christianity, mainstream Catholicism, Crypto-Judaism; some individuals now reverting to mainstream Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Other Jews, especially Iberian Jews
The Xuetes (Catalan pronunciation:[ʃuˈətə]; singular Xueta, also known as Xuetons and spelled as Chuetas) are a social group on the Spanish island of Majorca, in the Mediterranean Sea, who are descendants of Majorcan Jews that either were conversos (forcible converts to Christianity) or were Crypto-Jews, forced to keep their religion hidden. They practiced strict endogamy by marrying only within their own group. Many of their descendants observe a syncretist form of Christian worship known as Xueta Christianity.
The Xuetes were stigmatized up until the first half of the 20th century. In the latter part of the century, the spread of freedom of religion and laïcité reduced both the social pressure and community ties. An estimated 18,000 people in the island carry Xueta surnames in the 21st century, but only a small fraction of the society (including those with Xueta surnames) is aware of the complex history of this group.
^"The New Yorker reviving Jewish life on a holiday island". BBC. 18 August 2019.
The Xuetes (Catalan pronunciation: [ʃuˈətə]; singular Xueta, also known as Xuetons and spelled as Chuetas) are a social group on the Spanish island of...
Xueta Christianity (Catalan: cristianisme xueta) is a syncretic religion on the island of Majorca, Spain followed by the Xueta people, who are descendants...
Francis. p. 114. ISBN 9781134924745. The Xueta had their own church—St Eulalia's—in their barrio, with a Xueta priest, and their own cofraternity (the...
elements (like Tengrism). Xueta Christianity is a syncretic religion on the island of Majorca, Spain, followed by the Xueta people, who are supposedly...
Roman Catholic was 68.7%. Xueta Christianity is a syncretic religion on the island of Majorca, Spain followed by the Xueta people, who are supposedly...
long lost over the past four centuries, two specific exceptions exist: The Xueta community of the island of Majorca in Spain and the Marrano community of...
Besides the Xuetas, the same is true of Spain. Many of their descendants observe a syncretist form of Christian worship known as Xueta Christianity....
outwardly professing Christian beliefs. Some of these Jews form part of the Xueta community. When Menorca became a British possession in 1713, they actively...
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