One of the miracles of the sacrament related in the 1627 Catechismo y Examen is the story of a Jewish boy who consumes a piece of the Host at school. In a rage, his father puts him in an oven. But miraculously, after three days, he is taken out unharmed.
Here is a brief English summary:
Here are the Spanish and Timucua versions:
Obviously, this story has very nasty historical associations with European anti-Semitism. Who knows what the Timucua must have thought of these stories of European Jews?
Here is a brief English summary:
Here are the Spanish and Timucua versions:
Obviously, this story has very nasty historical associations with European anti-Semitism. Who knows what the Timucua must have thought of these stories of European Jews?
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