1696 ⟶ Burning of Conversos in Évora

A number of Converso Jews are burned alive in Évora, Portuga...
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🔥 First Auto-da-fé in Mexico

First auto-da-fé in Mexico.⟶
First Auto-da-fé in Mexico (1574)
Auto-da-féMexicoInquisitionReligious PersecutionNew WorldConversosSpanish EmpireEarly Modern Period
MexicoMexico

🔥 Three Portuguese Conversos Burned at the Stake in Rome

Three Portuguese Conversos are burned at the stake in Rome.⟶
Three Portuguese Conversos Burned at the Stake in Rome (1583)
InquisitionRomeConversosReligious PersecutionExecutionEarly Modern Period
ItalyItaly

🔥 Burning of Frei Diogo da Assumpcão in Lisbon

Frei Diogo da Assumpcão, a partly Jewish friar who embraced Judaism, burned alive in Lisbon.⟶
Burning of Frei Diogo da Assumpcão in Lisbon (1603)
InquisitionLisbonForced ConversionReligious PersecutionMarranosPortugalAuto-da-fé
PortugalPortugal

⚖️ Largest trial against alleged Judaizers in Lisbon

Largest trial against alleged Judaizers in Lisbon, Portugal. 117 were tried in 3 days.⟶
Largest trial against alleged Judaizers in Lisbon (1682)
Portuguese InquisitionJudaizersReligious PersecutionForced ConversionCrypto-JudaismEarly Modern PeriodTrialsCatholic Church
PortugalPortugal

🔥 Inquisition in Palma, Majorca, and the burning of Jewish converts

219 people are convicted of being Jewish in Palma, Majorca. 37 of them are burned to death. Among those martyred is Raphael and his sister Catalina Benito, who although declaring she wanted to live, jumped right into the flames rather than to be baptized.⟶
Inquisition in Palma, Majorca, and the burning of Jewish converts (1691)
Spanish InquisitionPalmaMajorcaAuto-da-féReligious PersecutionForced ConversionMarranosEarly Modern PeriodCrypto-JudaismMartyrdom
SpainSpain

🔥 Burning of Conversos in Évora

A number of Converso Jews are burned alive in Évora, Portugal.⟶
Burning of Conversos in Évora (1696)
Portuguese InquisitionConversosReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodAuto-da-fé
PortugalPortugal