This book explores the activities of early modern Irish migrants in Spain, particularly their rather surprising association with the Spanish Inquisition.
Thomas O'Connor teaches history in Maynooth University, Ireland. He has authored several works on the Irish abroad, including a book on Irish Jansenists, and edited or co-edited four volumes of essays on the Irish in Europe. Currently co-editing two collections on Catholic colleges abroad, he is editor of Archivium Hibernicum and directs Maynoooth's Irish in Europe Project.
PART I: SIXTEENTH CENTURY1. The European Context For Irish Migrant Mobility 2. Irish Merchants And The Inquisition 3. Irish Clergy On The Move PART II: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY4. Diversifying Migrant Roles 5. The Irish In Spanish America 6. Inquisitorial Intrigue And The Mexican Irish PART III: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY7. Irish Soldiers And The Inquisition, 1700–1750 8. Eighteenth-Century Mercantile Diaspora 9. Irish Money And Industry In Spain 10. Gendering The Migrant Experience
"This book accomplishes the admirable feat of both illuminating a topic that remains obscure and using well-known sources in surprisingly new ways. ... this is a very important book that helps establish a framework for future research. It is without a doubt a must-read for students of early modern history and the history of migration more generally." (Freddy C. Dominguez, Irish Theological Quarterly, Vol. 82 (2), May, 2017)