Benvenida Cohen Belmonte Explained

Benvenida Cohen Belmonte was a British Jewish poet, who lived in London at the beginning of the eighteenth century.

Her mother Manuela Nuñez de Almeida was a poet before her, as was her brother, Mordecai Nuñez de Almeyda. She was among those who sang the praise of Espejo fiel de vidas (London, 1720).^[1] She also wrote a panegyric poem in honour of Captain Samuel Nassy of Suriname.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gottheil, Richard J. G.. The Belmont-Belmonte Family: A Record of Four Hundred Years. 129. 1917. New York.
2. Book: Rovner, Adam. In the Shadow of Zion: Promised Lands Before Israel . New York University Press. New York . 2014 . 978-1-4798-4581-1 . 195.