Moses Pallache

Moses Pallache
Died 1650
Morocco
Other names alternative spellings of surname: Moïse Pallache,[1] Mozes Pallache[2]
Known for Moroccan-Dutch trade agreement (1608)
Denomination Sephardic
Parent(s) Joseph Pallache
Relatives Brothers Isaac, Joshua, David, Abraham; uncle Samuel Pallache; cousins Isaac and Jacob (Carlos)
Family Pallache family

Moses Pallache (died 1650), was a Jewish-Moroccan-born merchant and diplomat of the Pallache family, who emerged as leader of his second generation.[1][2][3]

Background

Pallache was born to father Joseph Pallache; his uncle was Samuel Pallache.[1][2]

He studied languages at the University of Leiden without registering there.[2]

Career

Thanks to his many languages known, as a young man he was able to help his father and uncle prepare important negotiations, for which they rewarded him.

The States General of the Netherlands considered him a jeune homme de bonne expectation et fort qualifié et entendu en affaires et plusieurs langages ("young man of good prospects, very qualified, and knowledgeable in business affairs and several languages").[2]

He partook in a mission to Istanbul (1614-1616).[2]

After the death of his uncle Samuel, he went to live in Morocco and served at the court of Fez, where 1622–1642 he served as European secretary and interpreter.[2] He became a chief interpreter and translator from Spanish, Dutch, and French into Arabic for the rules of Morocco. During those years, he served under four sultans of Morocco (1618 to 1650): Muley Zaydan (1603–1627), Muley Abd al-Malik (1623–1627), Muley al-Walid (1631–1636), and Muley Muhammad al-Shakh al-Saghir (1636–1655). "He became a very important and influential figure at the Moroccan court, responsible for international and diplomatic dealings."[4][5]

His name appears in English records from 1636 to his death. It also appears in the Spanish translation of a 1638 treaty between the English and Moroccans.[4]

His prominence in Morocco led many relatives to return there from the Netherlands, including his brothers Joshua and Abraham. Joshua became a tax official. Abraham set up in the port of Safi, where he provisioned ships and served as unofficial consult for the Dutch.[4]

Death

Pallache probably died in Morocco around 1650.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 García-Arenal, Mercedes; Wiegers, Gerard (2007). A Man of Three Worlds: Samuel Pallache, a Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant Europe. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 12 (background, surname), 101–127 (descendants).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. Sijthoff. 1911. p. 423. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Rahmani, Moïse (December 1990). "Les Patronymes: une histoire de nom ou histoire tout court" [A Story of a Name or a Short History] (PDF). Los Muestros (in French). Sefard (Institut Sephardi Europeen). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 García-Arenal, Mercedes (2010), "Pallache Family (Moroccan Branch)", in Stillman, Norman A., Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World, 4, Brill
  5. ↑ Laredo, Abraham Isaac (1978). Les noms des juifs de Maroc: Essai d'onomastique judéo-marocaine. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - Instituto Arias Montano. pp. 966–971.

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