Jacob Lagarto

Jacob Lagarto was a South-American rabbi and Talmudist of the seventeenth century; probably a son of Simon Lagarto of Amsterdam. He went to Brazil when a young man, and about 1680 was the Chacham of the Jews at Tamarica, Brazil. He was the author of a work entitled Ohel Yaakov or Tienda de Jacob.

References

The Jewish Press, Glimpses Into American Jewish History, December 6, 2006

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Lagarto, Jacob". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.