Gonzalo Gutiérrez, most likely born in the latter part of the 1300s, was a son of Gómez Gutiérrez and lived in the city of León in the region of Asturias.17 This particular family had come to León from "las montañas". Gonzalo Gutiérrez resided in the "mercado viexo," the old commercial district in the parish of Santa Ana where he was most likely engaged in commerce.
Gonzalo Gutiérrez and his wife, Catalina, were able to end their lives practicing their Jewsih faith. While living, they were spared the torment of trial and condemnation by the Inquisition. Nonetheless, many decades after their deaths, they were posthumously placed on trial before the Inquisition at Ciudad Real, accused of practicing Jewish religious customs as baptized Catholics. Condemned as "judiazantes," their bones were exhumed and burnt on February 23, 1484. Gonzalo’s property was taken by the Inquisition and held in sequestration until it was released to his descendants on January 23, 1503.24 Also denounced to the Inquisition were his son, Men Gutiérrez, and his grandson, Alonso Gutiérrez, and their wives.


By all appearance, Gonzalo Gutiérrez was a member of a Jewish family that had converted to Christianity, most likely in the last decade of the fourteenth century. When he relocated his family to the Villa de Almagro, Gonzalo may have been seeking refuge from the general anti-Semitic atmosphere of the city of León and desired to adhere to his Jewish faith. In the Villa de Almagro, the next two generations of his family were able to outwardly practice their hereditary Jewish customs and ceremonies. For many decades, the openly Jewish practices of the large Converso population of the Villa de Almagro were for the most part tolerated. This had also been occurring in several other towns across Spain, in particular, Ciudad Real, Almodóvar, Almadén, Valdepeñas, and Daimiel.
Gonzalo Gutiérrez and his wife, Catalina, were able to end their lives practicing their Jewsih faith. While living, they were spared the torment of trial and condemnation by the Inquisition. Nonetheless, many decades after their deaths, they were posthumously placed on trial before the Inquisition at Ciudad Real, accused of practicing Jewish religious customs as baptized Catholics. Condemned as "judiazantes," their bones were exhumed and burnt on February 23, 1484. Gonzalo’s property was taken by the Inquisition and held in sequestration until it was released to his descendants on January 23, 1503.24 Also denounced to the Inquisition were his son, Men Gutiérrez, and his grandson, Alonso Gutiérrez, and their wives.