The history of crypto jews

The history of crypto jews

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• These were a series of massacures in midevil spain against jewish communities.
• Aproximently 8000 Jews were killed.
• This lead to the antisemitism

• Was established on may 23 1536
• Was the order of Pope Paul lll.
• It baned the printing of the bible in other laguages.

• Was authorized by Pope Sixtus the 4th.
• 3000-5000 jews were exucted
• Jews were forced to convert.

• It was issued by King Ferdinand
• This was Issued in spain
• It ordered the expulsion of jews out of spain or it forced them to convert to christanity.

Alhambra Decree

Portugese inquisition

Massacres in midevil spain

Spanish inquisition

Forced conversion

1497

1492

1391

1478

1536

The history of crypto jews

• ThePortugese inquistion was abolished
• It ended 3 cnturies of persecution

• It was abolished by General Extraordinary and Constituent Courts of the Portuguese Nation

• The Inquisition extented to parts of south America.
• They fled to these colonies for religious freedom
• Somewhere sent back to Spain and Portugal for trial

• Most Jews fled to Safer regions like the Netherlands.
• These areas where moree tolerant than others.
• Some fled to parts of Italy and were able to go back to openly praticing Judism.

• A 400 year old Torah scroll was found
• It was discovered in a basement in Portugal
• It was 30 yards long and two feet wide

• This required Old Christian ancestry no Muslim or Jewish ancestry
• They decriminated agianst descendants of jews
• limpeza de sangue means purity of blood.

Abolition of the portuguese inquisition

Expansion to Colonial territories

Migration to safer areas

Discovery of a secret Torah

Purity of Blood laws

2006

1821

1540-1600

1773

1600s

Bibliography

https://www.timesofisrael.com/portuguese-city-unveils-16th-century-torah-used-by-crypto-jews/

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2021/09/limpieza-de-sangre-legal-applications-of-the-spanish-doctrine-of-blood-purity/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Spanish-Inquisition