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Belmonte, Benvenida Cohen
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Poetess; lived in London at the beginning of the eighteenth century. She was a sister of the Mæcenas Mordecai Nuñez Almeyda, and was among those who sang the praise of Lopez Laguna's "Espejo Fiel de Vidas" (London, 1720). She also wrote a poem in honor of Samuel Nassy of Surinam.
Bibliography:- Kayserling, Sephardim, p. 251;
- idem, Biblioteca Españ.-Portug.-Judaica, p. 55;
- idem, in Jewish Quarterly Review, 12:715;
- idem, Jüdische Frauen, p. 174;
- Koenen, Geschiedenis der Joden in Nederland, p. 297.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Belmonte, Benvenida Cohen'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/belmonte-benvenida-cohen.html. 1901.