THe iNFieRNiLLo
INTiMaTe NooKS
Although not as large as in other mountain villages nearby, there are traces of a Jewish population in Sequeros. Despite being no certainties on this issue, it is believed that they lived quite close to each other, probably in a small area between the La Peña, Los Prados and Los Cuervos streets, which does not mean that there weren't Jewish people in other parts of the urban area. One of the proofs of the existence of a Jewish population in Sequeros is the belief - not properly documented - that one of the most famous characters in Sequeros, Juana Hernández -the Saint Maiden- was part of a "new Christian" (converted Jewish) family.
This group of houses, known as El Infiernillo, is a small example of the intricate configuration that was common in the Jewish quarters: the access through narrow passages, the façades very close together, the roofs' eaves practically touching one another... All of which creates a feeling of intimacy and isolation that can be perceived even today in all its intensity.