1391 ⟶ 1391 Pogroms Across Spain

Led by Ferrand Martinez, countless massacres devastate the S...
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🍞 Pogroms over Host Desecration Accusation

Pogroms over Host desecration across Bavaria, Austria, and Bohemia. The Jews are accused of stealing the bread of the Eucharist and trying to burn it. In Wolfsberg, Carinthia, over 70 Jews are burned at the stake and the entire Jewish community is destroyed.⟶
Pogroms over Host Desecration Accusation (1337)
Host DesecrationBlood LibelPogromMedieval PeriodAnti-Jewish ViolencePersecution
GermanyGermanyAustriaAustriaCzech RepublicCzech Republic

☠️ Black Death Persecutions: Jews Blamed for the Plague

European Jews are blamed for the plague in the Black Death persecutions. Charge laid to the Jews that they poisoned the wells. Massacres spread throughout Spain, France, Germany and Austria. More than 200 Jewish communities destroyed by violence. Many communities have been expelled and settle down in Poland.⟶
ScapegoatingBlack DeathPogromsAnti-Jewish ViolenceMedieval PeriodPersecutionBlood Libel
SpainSpainFranceFranceGermanyGermanyAustriaAustria

💀 1391 Pogroms Across Spain

Led by Ferrand Martinez, countless massacres devastate the Sephardic Jewish community, especially in Castile, Valencia, Catalonia and Aragon. The Jewish quarter in Barcelona is completely destroyed. By the end of the pogroms, at least 10,000 Jews are murdered and thousands more are forcibly converted.⟶
1391 Pogroms Across Spain (1391)
PogromsMassacresForced ConversionsSephardic JewsFerrand MartinezMedieval Period
SpainSpain

🔪 Ferrand Martinez Leads Anti-Jewish Riots in Seville

Anti-Jewish riots led by Ferrand Martinez erupt in Seville.⟶
RiotsSevilleFerrand MartinezAnti-Jewish ViolenceMedieval Period
SpainSpain