Cansino family
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| Cansino | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Kingdom of Spain |
| Earlier spellings | Cancino |
| Etymology | Derives from |
| Place of origin | Oran, Algeria |
| Founded | 17th century |
The Cansino family is a prominent Sephardic Jewish family originally from Oran, Algeria.
The family progenitor Jacob Cansino (d.1666) served as an interpreter at Oran, a Spanish colony in northwestern Africa, under Charles V, until 1556, when he was sent as an ambassador to the king of Morocco.[1] The office was then held in regular succession by his son Isaac Cansino from 1568 to 1599, by his grandson Hayyim Cansino from 1601 to 1621, and by his great-grandson Aaron Cansino from 1621 to 1633. Other prominent members of the family were Isaac ben Chayyim Cansino, poet; Grey Cansino Held, poet and artist, and Rabbi Abraham Cansino II, secretary of the Jewish community of Oran.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gotthard Deutsch and A. Rhine (1901–1906). "Cansino". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.