Arte Hebraispano: Dikduk Lashon Hakodesh Belshon Sepharadith. Grammatica de la Lengua Santa

First edition of the first Hebrew grammar printed in the New World. Published in 1676, this book, written by Martin del Castillo, presents a Hebrew grammar in both Hebrew and Spanish. The Hebrew words are pointed and followed by Spanish transliterations. Del Castillo, possibly a Marrano, was born in Burgos and studied Hebrew under the converso Rabbi Moyses (D. Francisco del Hoyo) in Mexico City. Due to the lack of printing facilities in Mexico capable of handling Hebrew type, the book was printed in Europe. The book is divided into five parts covering pronunciation, names and declensions, verbs, irregular verbs, and sentence structure. The book is considered extremely rare.

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