After 1500, Jews were among the earliest European settlers in all parts of the Americas.

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Jews were indeed among the earliest European settlers in the Americas, arriving with Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Some of these Jews were conversos (Jews who had converted to Christianity, often under duress) or crypto-Jews who continued to practice Judaism in secret due to the Inquisition.

After 1500, Jews Were Among the Earliest European Settlers in All