Juifs cachés du Mexique : Inquisition au pouvoir moderne
Description
Découvrez la tapisserie cachée du patrimoine juif mexicain ! Embarquez pour une promenade historique à travers 5 siècles de vie juive au Mexique. Une aventure unique qui tisse l’histoire, la culture et une incroyable résilience humaine. Admirez les sapins du temple séfarade, monument vivant à la préservation culturelle et entrez dans la première synagogue ashkénaze historique... ressentez les échos des générations passées. Des crypto-juifs de l'ère vice-royale aux réfugiés du XXe siècle à la recherche d'un nouveau foyer, chaque pierre, chaque bâtiment, chaque histoire a une histoire profonde qui ne demande qu'à être découverte.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Nous commencerons par les inscriptions et les présentations.
Nous marchons derrière la cathédrale métropolitaine pour voir la chapelle des âmes où les enseignements contre l'hérésie (autres religions) sont exposés à un point de vue d'où nous pouvons apprécier l'architecture coloniale conçue «pour éloigner les Juifs», imposée par l'Inquisition espagnole.
Nous visitons le principal marché commercial du XVIe au XIXe siècle où les Juifs cachés devaient venir échanger leurs marchandises car ils étaient surveillés depuis le Palais de l'Inquisition. Au palais, on déchiffre ses messages cachés antisémites ainsi que ceux de l'église Santo Domingo au point de départ d'El Camino Real, refuge des marchands ambulants juifs de l'époque.
Nous passerons devant le bâtiment administratif de l'Inquisition ainsi que leurs quartiers d'habitation, juste à côté de sa Prison perpétuelle, où les Juifs ont été torturés et condamnés à mort.
Nous verrons de l'extérieur, le lieu où Diego Rivera (d'origine séfarade) a rencontré Frida Kahlo (d'origine ashkénaze), pour apprendre comment le mouvement antifasciste mexicain a soutenu l'annulation de la première et unique convention nationale antisémite et l'accueil en tant que réfugié de Lev Davidovich Bronstein (alias. Léon Trotsky).
Sur la Plaza Loreto, nous passons devant la première synagogue construite à dessein, le mont Sinaï séfarade, au Mexique, et la voisine, la première ashkénaze, Nidjei Israel, où l'expérience prend fin.
Nous visitons le premier shul ashkénaze du Mexique.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes à la colonne vertébrale
- Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Condition physique moyenne requise
Avis(92)
Enjoyed this walking tour learning about historical buildings and architecture along with history of Jewish immigration and integration into México, however fact checking is advisable as number of discrepancies were present in factual history. I also sensed a bias against US and some personal political views expressed by Carlos that were not appropriate in this context of historical tour. He was considerate of his group abilities and allowed for questions. Glad I did this tour, but would not take all information at face value, also note that it can run over 3 hrs, ours was 3.5 hrs., so be prepared.
This was the most comprehensive, educational, and engaging tour we have ever taken. Carlos has been leading this particular tour for 17 years and has been guiding for even longer. He is exceptionally proud of his heritage and is a wealth of knowledge on everything from the ancient development of Mexico City, its Jewish history, its rich art culture, and the political structure. We learned about both the Safadi and Ashkenazi Jewish diasporas to the City and how the Jewish culture evolved over 5 centuries. We also the Diego Rivera murals and even learned of the Jewish symbolism portrayed in a couple of them. That was an added bonus for us. This tour was an excellent introduction for us on our first day in the City, and laid the foundation for everything else we saw in the subsequent days of our visit. Get to know Carlos as well. His story is fascinating.
Tour company canceled trip due to protest in the Zocalo. Wouldn’t refund only credit. How is that helpful if we weren’t going to be in Mexico City to use the credit and are not planning to come back. They are hiding behind the small print credit or refund. Don’t use them deceptive policy.
Our walking tour with Carlos was the highlight of our visit to Mexico City. Carlos is a walking historian; we learned so much. This is a MUST DO activity in Mexico City.
We were comfortable with his repeated, anti-American comments. Some of the history that he tells is his interpretation but stated as fact.
I am very surprised that my historical and current statements of the factual mistreatment of Mexico by your country, not interpretation but facts, from 1845 to date, made you write that you were 'comfortable' with them but reviewed the experience with 2 stars. This shows incongruence and disconnection right from the top. By calling my comments anti-American you are also showing that you believe that any criticism spoken was or is made to affect you. This is very far from the truth. I have never been against any country, especially the U.S.A., whose nationality should be called U.S. American, because by stating just American, you can be confused with many other countries, between Canada and Argentina. All of the history shared has its own sources. They all have been proven as facts. It has been my principle for the last 25 years to only share facts. Please let me know what you believe are not facts to be able to prove otherwise, because if I pride of something, it is of sharing nothing but facts. You may have even thought that when I explained that everything that I share are facts was made up! You could have questioned me then and allowed me to back up my sayings, but you waited until now to take advantage that my hands are tied by this app and system. I just hope that this experience taught you something of good.
He does an excellent job of creating a meaningful and vivid timeline of the arrival of Jews in Mexico
This was an in depth tour of the history of the Jewish people of Mexico City. Our guide Carlos was engaging and articulate in explaining the history of the Jewish people and it was obvious that this tour had deep meaning to him. I highly recommend this tour.
We were most impressed with Carlos’ knowledge of the history of his country and the history of the Jews in his country. It was quite a history lesson from a proud Mexican. So many fascinating facts that we had never learned before. We came to a new appreciation of the Mexican people and their history.
This was a very mediocre tour. The guide was mediocre, the places visited were few, and the overall appreciation was " meh".
We're very sorry that you did not like our experience. We are very sorry that we cannot take any positive input and make any changes due to your limited language versus the very ample and rich language of those praising our services in large numbers.
Our extremely knowledgeable and entertaining guide walked and talked us through the history of Jews in Mexico City from the Spanish Inquisition to the present. On the way we visited the Templo Mayor, Cathedral, a museum of murals and the restored Sephardic synogogue.
