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This study focuses on the inquisitorial processes of ten new Crypto-Jewish women convicted by the Court of the Holy Office of Lisbon between 1662 and 1694. The analysis of this documentary is essential to understand the institution's position in these cases, revealing the crypto-Jewish practices that led to the condemnation of the crypto-Jewish women. In addition, the documentation show strategies of personal resistance and community protection in Court. Women individual inventories of goods will also be considered in this analysis, related with their wealth and religious beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]