The Alhambra Decree: Spain's 1492 Expulsion of the Jews

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In 1492, the same year Columbus sailed, the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella signed the Alhambra Decree, ordering the expulsion of all Jews from Spain. This episode explores the decree's origins in the Inquisition, the mass conversion and exile, the figure of Don Isaac Abravanel who tried to negotiate, and the lasting impact on Sephardic diaspora and Spanish identity. We also examine the controversy over how historians estimate the number of exiles and the cultural legacy of al-Andalus that was lost. #AlhambraDecree #Sephardic #1492 #FerdinandAndIsabella #Inquisition #Expulsion #Spain #Jews #Conversos #IsaacAbravanel #Torquemada #SephardicJews #SpanishHistory #MedievalSpain #Diaspora #Ladino #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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