the Xueta lived, and takes its name from a popular occupation of that group. In some older official documents, the expressions ("of Hebrew genus") or ("of Hebrew lineage") are used. The Xueta have been referred to simply as ("Jews") or, more frequently, by the Castilianism “”. The Xuetes, aware of the original offensive meaning of the term , have preferred to identify as , or, most commonly, with or ("us"), opposed to ("the others") or ("those from outside the street"). Xueta surnames The Xueta surnames are: Aguiló, Bonnin, Cortès, Fortesa, Fuster, Martí, Miró, Picó, Pinya/Piña, Pomar, Segura, Tarongí, Valentí, Valleriola and Valls; Picó and Segura are not found among those condemned by the Inquisition, nor is Valentí, which was originally the nickname of a family who were then known as Fortesa. Notice that many of those surnames are also very common in the general population of Catalan-speaking territories. Surnames Galiana, Moyà and Sureda figure among the penitents without having been considered Xuetes. Numerous surnames in Majorca with clear Jewish origin are present on the island yet are not considered to belong to the Xueta community. Examples are Abraham, Amar, Bofill, Bonet, Daviu, Duran, Homar, Jordà, Maimó, Salom, Vidal among others. Inquisition registers from the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century document more than 330 surnames among those persons condemned in Majorca. Therefore, Converso origin is not sufficient to be considered Xueta. Although Xuetas are descendants of Conversos only a fraction of Converso descendants are considered Xuetas. Xueta genetics A variety of genetic studies conducted, principally, by the Departament of Human Genetics of the University of the Balearic Islands have indicated that the Xuetes constitute a genetically homogeneous group within the populations of Mizrahi Jews and are also related to Ashkenazi Jews and those of North Africa, based on analyzing both the Y chromosome, which traces patrilineal descent, and the mitochondrial DNA, which traces matrilineal descent. Likewise, the population is subject to certain pathologies of genetic origin, such as Familial Mediterranean fever, shared with the Sephardi Jews and a high frequency of iron overload particular to that community. Historic antecedents The (1391-1488) The assault on the — the Majorcan Jewish ghettoes — in 1391, the preaching of Vincent Ferrer in 1413, and the conversion of the remainder of the Jewish community of Majorca, in 1435, constituted the three events that resulted in numerous . They had agreed