Agenda

Daniel Can

Presentation of Mónica Expósito's book

Thursday, May 28th - 18 h

Institut d'Estudis Nahmànides

Presentation of the book Daniel Can by Sílvia Planas, Director of the Museum of Jewish History; Oriol Molas, writer; and the book's author, Mónica Expósito.

Book summary

At the end of the 13th century, Mallorca is a prosperous island and a crossroads of Mediterranean routes. Daniel Can, a young Genoese who loves the sea, arrives in the Ciutat de Mallorques and is welcomed, as one of their own, by a Jewish family. He soon falls in love with the city, sheltered by its walls and open to the sea, and discovers the value of a friendship that endures beyond death. His good relations with the royal house of Mallorca and with the Jewish aljama make him a renowned shipmaster who even sails through the Strait of Gibraltar along the African Atlantic coast.

Free admission. Prior registration required. Language: Catalan.