To be scorned, insulted, or even attacked; this is what the Xuetes endured for three centuries, the bearers of the fifteen surnames pointed out by the rest of the Majorcans as the sole descendants of Jews converted to Christianity. They did not always endure it stoically: two of them, Gabriel Fuster and Ignasi Forteza, expelled from a ball, took their discrimination to court and won the lawsuit, called 'of Cartagena' due to the jurisdiction that took charge of it. 175 years ago, on September 1, 1851, the defendants decided to appoint a representative to pursue that case.

The Chuetas, descendants of Mallorcan Jews who converted to Christianity but suffered antisemitism well into the 20th century, are now reclaiming their heritage and identity in the face of what they consider their main enemy: oblivion. This is explained by Chueta journalist Miquel Segura, who has dedicated much of his life to researching the group's past and who defends the need to preserve and disseminate a history he considers unique in Spain and a rarity worldwide. Although it is popularly stated that the Chuetas are descendants of Mallorcan Jews from one of the fifteen traditionally recognized lineages—Aguiló, Bonnín, Cortés, Forteza, Carpintero, Martí, Miró, Picón, Piña, Pomar, Segura, Tarongí, and Valón—the more complex lineage is more complex. "A Chueta is a descendant of Jewish converts, but not all Jewish converts in Mallorca are Chuetas," he explains.