1497 ⟶ Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile
Manuel I of Portugal decrees that all Jews must convert or l...
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🚪 Forced Conversion and Expulsion from Portugal
Forced conversion and expulsion of Jews from Portugal. This included many who fled Spain four years earlier.⟶
Forced ConversionPortuguese ExpulsionReligious Persecution15th CenturySephardi JewsPortugalNew Christians
Portugal📜 Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile
Manuel I of Portugal decrees that all Jews must convert or leave Portugal without their children.⟶
Forced ConversionExilePortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
Portugal🚫 New Christians Prohibited from Leaving Portugal
All New Christians are prohibited from leaving Portugal, even those who were forcibly baptized.⟶
Forced ConversionPortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic JewsInquisition
Portugal🔥 Lisbon Massacre of Marranos
A Marrano expresses his doubts about miracle visions at St. Dominics Church in Lisbon, Portugal. The crowd, led by Dominican friars, kills him, then ransacks Jewish houses and slaughters any Jew they could find. The countrymen hear about the massacre and join in. Over 2,000 marranos killed in three days.⟶
MassacreMarranosPortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodInquisitionForced Conversion
Portugal🚪 Jews and New Christians Expelled from Calabria
Spanish gain control of Calabria and expel all Jews and New Christians.⟶
ExpulsionForced ConversionReligious PersecutionItalyEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
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