Mariano's culture became an important part of 15th-century Spanish culture
Although Marano changed religion, the Jewish way of thinking and way of life they possessed was often difficult to lose abruptly with the change of religious belief.
Most Marano continued to act in secrecy according to the pre-conversion Jewish way of life, still valuing the cultural education of his children.
As anti-Marano hatred grew, especially with the establishment of the Inquisition, Marano paid more and more attention to his own traditional cultural education.
They are well aware that the possible ways to protect their safety are through high positions in government and churches, or to become cultural celebrities, and that attaining these senior positions requires a high degree of literacy and education.
In short, only those who have undergone such systematic higher education can stand on the upper echelons of society without being constrained everywhere.
The high level of cultural education received by Marano and their high level of cultural accomplishment made them actually make an important contribution to the development of Spanish culture.
Marano's cultural achievements became an important part of Spain's cultural achievements in the 15th century.
First, most of the Spanish chronicles of this period were written by Marano.
The Chronicle of Juan II was compiled by Marano Alva García de Santa Maria, the historian of King Juan II of Castile.
Juan de Mena and Alva García, editors of the Chronicles of Pedro Lopez de Ayala, were also Marano.
Alonso de Parencia, Latin secretary and chief chronicler of King Enrique IV, was a famous Marano historian.
He completed the History of Recent Decades in Latin in 1477, followed by the Chronicle of the Catholic Monarchs.
In addition to these two official histories, Alonso wrote the ten-volume History of Ancient Spain and the ten-volume History of Yingtaiji and Rome.
Not only is the field of Spanish historiography influenced by Marano, but many of the Spanish poetry, drama, novels and other literary works of this period were also written by Marano.
The most famous Marano poet is Juan de Mena, one of the first authors interested in Greek and Roman classics, who translated the Iliad into Spanish.
Another important contribution to Spanish poetry, he used eight elements of eleven or twelve rhythms in his poetry.
Francisco López de Villalobos was not only a famous surgeon, but also a fairly famous marano writer with a lot of creations, some of which were comedies, and he is considered one of the classic writers in Spanish.
Marano Fernando de Rojas can be called the father of the Spanish novel, and his "tragicomedy" "Kingdom of Heaven" is the greatest play in Spanish literature of the 15th century and the first truly modern drama in the history of European literature.
The rise of Spanish dialect literature at the court of Juan II of Aragon was largely due to the promotion of Marano Alfonso de Santa Maria.
In terms of art, the 15th and early 16th centuries can be described as a period of genius in the development of Marano's art, with musicians Juan del Encina, Francisco de la Torre; Painting artists Juan de Levi, Velázquez, etc.
Their artwork is almost comparable to that of Italian artists.
In addition, a new wave of translation of classic works that were important to the development of humanism during the Spanish Renaissance was also dominated by Marano and his descendants.
The works of classical writers are first quoted in the works of Petrus Alfonsus, an early medieval Marano whose famous work The Priest's Admonition has been famous in Europe for centuries.
Marano Alonso de Cartagena was the first Spanish writer in the 15th century to begin making extensive references to classical works.
He translated not only Cicero's Analects, but also parts of Boccaccio's works, and engaged in educational and literary research.
And the most important Marano "humanist" is the chronicler Alonso de Parencia.
Not only did he translate the works of literary masters such as Josephus and Petrarch, but his writings were also heavily influenced by Greco-Latin culture.
Gonzalo de la Caballeria translated some of Cicero's works, such as On Duty and On Friendship, into Spanish.
Bibliography:
[1] Zhang Qianhong, "Several Characteristics of Jewish Culture", West Asia and Africa (bimonthly), No. 2, 2003
