Jacob Lagarto

Jacob Lagarto was a South American rabbi and Talmudist of the 17th century; probably a son of Simon Lagarto of Amsterdam. He went to Brazil as 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

• "Glimpses Into American Jewish History". The Jewish Press. December 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. 
• Kayserling, M. (1895). "The Earliest Rabbis and Jewish Writers of America". Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society. 3: 13–20. JSTOR 43058526. 
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Lagarto, Jacob". Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company.