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The Alhambra ( / ælˈhæmbrə /, Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized : al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing ...
- Tales of The Alhambra
Tales of the Alhambra (1832) is a collection of essays,...
- Alcazaba of The Alhambra
The Alcazaba, seen from the north. The Alcazaba (Spanish:...
- Alhambra (Disambiguation)
Alhambra Nievas (born 1983), former Spain women's rugby...
- Muhammad I of Granada
Origin and early life A map of Southern Spain around...
- Court of The Lions
The Court of the Lions (Spanish: Patio de los Leones) or...
- Court of The Myrtles
The Alhambra was a palace complex and citadel begun in 1238...
- Palace of Charles V
The palace, seen from the west. The Palace of Charles V is a...
- Muhammad Xii of Granada
Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني...
- Tales of The Alhambra
The Alhambra Decree was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain ordering the expulsion of practising Jews from the Crowns of Castile and Aragon and its territories and possessions by 31 July of that year. The primary purpose was to eliminate the influence of practising Jews on Spain's large formerly-Jewish converso New Christian population, to ensure the ...
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Jan 17, 2024 · In 1492, Isabella and Ferdinand issued the Alhambra Decree, an edict requiring the exile or conversion of all Jews from Spain. Many Jews faced a grim choice: abandon their beliefs or their homes. Eric Weintraub's novel captures this struggle through Vidal, a Jewish physician facing exile or conversi
Mar 29, 2013 · This Easter Sunday, March 31, marks the 521st anniversary of the issuance of the Alhambra Decree . To some, that name means nothing. Perhaps it is better known by its other name: The Edict of Expulsion. It was in the city of Granada, in the spring of 1492 that the Catholic Monarchs, Isabelle of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, decided to banish ...
The Alhambra Decree ordered the expulsion of Jews from Spain and it’s territories in 1492. Those who stayed and practiced Judaism in secret were sought out and tortured, in what became known as the Spanish Inquisition. Hundreds of Jews were burned at the stake. The 200,000 Jews who left, the Sephardim, scattered all over the world: to Europe ...
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The Alhambra (Arabic: الحمراء—Al-Ħamrā'; literally "the red") is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada in southern Spain, occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada. Mohammed I, the first king of the Nasriden—a Moorish dynasty in Granada—converted a ninth-century castle ...
