▁the ▁entire ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁Portugal . ▁In ▁all ▁lik elihood ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁remained ▁eth n ically ▁apart ▁and ▁pract iced ▁c rypto - J uda ism ▁as ▁mar ran os ▁until ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁per sec ution ▁target ed ▁the ▁el ite ▁Portuguese ▁New ▁Christian ▁merchant ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁ ▁Rap ha el ▁Bel il ios , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁Portugal ▁as ▁Filip o ▁Ter ço , ▁fled ▁the ▁in quisition ▁to ▁Ven ice . ▁Like ▁other ▁families ▁from ▁the ▁generation ▁of ▁refuge es ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁stra ined ▁to ▁pass ▁on ▁objects ▁with ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁connection ▁to ▁their ▁former ▁hom eland . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 3 ▁we ▁see ▁Rap ha el ▁Bel il ios ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁as ▁leaving ▁to ▁his ▁two ▁daughters ▁the ▁silver ware ▁that ▁had ▁come ▁with ▁him ▁from ▁Lis bon ▁to ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁The ▁Bel il ios ▁having ▁settled ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁sevent i eth ▁century ▁reg ained ▁their ▁previous ▁commercial ▁success ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁century ▁the ▁family ▁firm ▁operated ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁Liv orno ▁and ▁Ale ppo . ▁Jewish ▁mer ch ants ▁engaged ▁in ▁Mediter rane an ▁trade ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁conducted ▁business ▁through ▁tight ▁famil ial ▁al li ances ▁with ▁the ▁Sep ah rd ic ▁community . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁were ▁the ▁business ▁partners ▁of ▁the ▁Er gas