Juan de Valladolid (English: ''John of Valladoid'') (1420–?), also known as Juan Poeta ("John the poet"), was a
Castilian poet. Born
Jewish
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, he converted to
Christianity
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later in life. As a ''
converso
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'' or a baptized Jew, he married a Christian woman named Jamila. Some say he later married a
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woman in
Fez
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With his conversion being widely known, contemporary poets refer to him invariably as "Juan el Judio" ("John the Jew") and he was held in high regard by
Queen Isabella of Spain. His poems are scattered throughout various collections, including the ''
Cancionero de Antón de Montoro.''
1420 births
Spanish poets
Conversos
15th-century Castilian Jews
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism
Spanish Roman Catholics
Year of death unknown
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