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Politics. Category. Portal. v. t. e. The Expulsion of Jews from Spain was the expulsion of practicing Jews following the Alhambra Decree in 1492, [1] which was enacted to eliminate their influence on Spain 's large converso population and to ensure its members did not revert to Judaism.
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: Decreto de la Alhambra, Edicto de Granada) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain ( Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the expulsion of practising Jews from the Crowns of Castile and Aragon and its territories and ...
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Oct 19, 2021 · On August 3, 1492, the Genovese mariner set sail from Spain, but his royal backers had issued the Edict of Expulsion, often known as the Alhambra Decree, demanding “all Jews and Jewesses of whatever age they may be” to either accept baptism and conversion to Christianity or leave the nation.
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 ...
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History. The Alhambra Degree (Sp. Edicto de Granada) marked the end of the Sephardi age in Spain. Commonly known as the Edict of Expulsion, the Ahlambra Decree was issued March 31, 1492 and ordered the expulsion of Spanish Jews by July 31 the same year. 1 It took centuries to revoke the decree. 2. Background.
