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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 ...
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 conversion.
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Mar 29, 2013 · The Alhambra Decree, also known as the Edict of Expulsion, was issued by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain in 1492, forcing the Jews to leave the country or convert to Christianity. In this blog post, you can learn more about the historical context, the legal implications, and the cultural impact of this decree, as well as its connection to other events in the Library of Congress collections.
Reference no. RI-51-0000009. 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 ...
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Oct 19, 2021 · The Alhambra Decree – The 1889 painting by Emilio Sala (1850–1910) shows Torquemada offering the Edict of Expulsion to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492. Today, Ferdinand and Isabella are best remembered for commissioning Christopher Columbus to search for a western trade route to the Orient.
On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued the Alhambra Decree, also known as the Edict of Expulsion, which gave Jews until the end of July to leave the country or convert to Catholicism.
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 ...
