La verdadera razón por el edicto de Expulsión del siglo 15 ha dado lugar a un debate considerable de finales, … More
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Conversos and the Rise of Secularism
The rise of a secular alternative to Jewish life was the product of a series of complicated events and trends … More
The Last Openly Practicing Jews in Spanish Territories
In 1497 and in 1498, the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Navarre followed the Castilian and Aragonese examples … More
The Primary Reason for the Expulsion of Jews from Spain
According to the Spanish Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, the Conversos were the primary reason for their fateful decision to eventually … More
The Jewish Communities of the Iberian Peninsula
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The Edict of Expulsion issued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on March 31st, 1492 gave … More
The Religious Instruction of the Conversos
A key claim of some critics of Crypto-Judaism is the idea that the lack of Christian education among Conversos is … More
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