Since the nineteenth century, conversos have been among the most prolific lines of research for medievalists and early modern historians. The persecution they suffered at the hands of the Inquisition, the veracity of the claims that attributed to them a clear tendency to remain Jewish in secret long after they were baptized, and their role as cultural agents and active contributors to Spanish culture, particularly in the field of literature, have appealed greatly to researchers. However, in contrast to the vast amount of academic research focusing on Jews from a social perspective, our knowledge of the first generations of conversos is limited. In this article, we present the results of prosopographical research devoted to the converso collective of Valencia from July 9, 1391—the year of the violent and massive conversion of the city’s Hebrew population—to 1420. In particular, we discuss the methodological obstacles presented by such research; evaluate whether the converted population in Valencia can be considered a community after 1391; analyze the socio-professional structure and general economic activities of conversos; and study the social dynamics and interpersonal conflicts that developed both within the group and with Old Christians during this thirty-year period.

自 19 世纪以来，conversos 一直是中世纪学家和早期现代历史学家最多产的研究方向之一。他们在宗教裁判所遭受的迫害，声称他们在受洗后很长时间内仍保持秘密犹太人的明显倾向的说法的真实性，以及他们作为文化代理人和西班牙文化的积极贡献者的作用，特别是在文学领域，极大地吸引了研究人员。然而，与大量从社会角度关注犹太人的学术研究相比，我们对第一代conversos的了解是有限的。在这篇文章中，我们展示了自 7 月 9 日起专门针对瓦伦西亚的 converso 集体的 prosopographic 研究结果，1391 年——该市希伯来人口发生暴力和大规模转变的一年——到 1420 年。特别是，我们讨论了此类研究提出的方法障碍；评估 1391 年后瓦伦西亚的转变人口是否可以被视为一个社区；分析conversos的社会专业结构和一般经济活动；并研究这三十年间在团体内部和与旧基督徒之间发展的社会动态和人际冲突。