The Jews of Spain: From Settlement to ExpulsionA collection of 100 documents translated into English from Latin, Castilian, Catalan, and Hebrew, covering the history and communal life of the Jews in Spain. Preceded by a historical survey mentioning periods of persecution under the Visigoths, the decline in the Jews' status after the Christian reconquest in the 11th century, the 14th century anti-Jewish riots and forced conversions, anti-Jewish legislation, and publication of anti-Jewish polemical literature. In 1480 the Inquisition was established to combat Judaizing amongst the Conversos; in 1492 the Jews were forced to convert or leave Spain. |
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