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Overview
	The theme of the symposium will focus on one of the most prominent crypto-Jewish families to migrate to northern New Spain in the 16th century, the Carvajal Family. The conference will be divided into the following sessions: European Background of the Carvajal Family; Life and Times of Luis de Carvajal; Expressions of Crypto-Jewish Faith; The Enduring Legacy of Luis de Carvajal. From a contemporary perspective, this symposium seeks to contribute to the understanding of the multivalent cultural heritage of the Hispanic people in the U.S. Southwest. With the growing importance of the Hispanic cultural in the borderlands region, this symposium intends to provide the Texas A&M University community and beyond a rare inside view of this culture’s Jewish heritage. Apart from its cultural contribution, this symposium looks to place Texas A&M at the forefront of the scholarly discourse on Crypto-Jewish Studies in the Southwest.
Sponsors: Hillel Student Foundation; Cushing Memorial Library and Archives; Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research; Development and Public Relations Office, Texas A&M University Libraries; Library Diversity Committee; Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity; Department of Hispanic Studies; Sterling C. Evans Library Endowment; Department of Multicultural Services Committee Members: Dr. Alicia Gojman de Backal, UNAM; Dr. Stanley Hordes, Univ. of New Mexico; Rabbi Peter Tarlow, Hillel Foundation; Miguel Juaréz, Asst. Professor, Cushing Library; Dr. Gregory Lee Cuellar, Cushing Library; Dr. Nancy Joe Dyer, Department of Hispanic Studies