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Title
Duenya, daughter of Jeuda Falaquera, widow of Abraham Alfaç: Zaragoza, 1467
Subject
Duenya, daughter of Jeuda Falaquera, widow of Abraham Alfaç
Description
Duenya came from a well-known Navarrese Jewish family. She and her husband had three sons, and lived in Pamplona. She lived there until, widowed, she moved to Zaragoza to live with one of her sons. Two of the three sons converted to Christianity, but the son she lived with was the one who remained Jewish.
She left small bequests to all three of her sons, as per Aragonese statute.
Her son Acach, who remained Jewish, received the bulk of her estate. She left 80 sueldos to Acach as repayment for the fact that he had brought her to Zaragoza and housed and clothed her for the previous 18 years. She also ordered that all of the rest of her assets be sold and the money given to Acach.
It seems that Duenya had fairly meager moveable assets, as is also reflected in the fact that she had been supported by her son for nearly two decades. She did have a "tres colgas plenas de pluma biellas e tres traversas biellas e huna sarga biella." In regards to immoveable assets, she had homes in Pamplona and two seats in the synagogue there.
She named non-relatives as her executors.
She left small bequests to all three of her sons, as per Aragonese statute.
Her son Acach, who remained Jewish, received the bulk of her estate. She left 80 sueldos to Acach as repayment for the fact that he had brought her to Zaragoza and housed and clothed her for the previous 18 years. She also ordered that all of the rest of her assets be sold and the money given to Acach.
It seems that Duenya had fairly meager moveable assets, as is also reflected in the fact that she had been supported by her son for nearly two decades. She did have a "tres colgas plenas de pluma biellas e tres traversas biellas e huna sarga biella." In regards to immoveable assets, she had homes in Pamplona and two seats in the synagogue there.
She named non-relatives as her executors.
Creator
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Date
1 April 1467
Source
Archivo Histórico de Protocolos de Zaragoza
AHPZ, not. Domingo Salabert, 1467, fols. 168r-v
See: Encarnación Marín Padilla, “Ultimas voluntades judías: Testamentos de Duenya Falaquera, Reyna Abenardit y Davit Rodrich (siglo XV),” Anuario de estudios medievales 15 (1985): 497–512.
Language
Spanish
Coverage
Spain
Contributor
Rena Lauer