1490 ⟶ Tomás de Torquemada burns Jewish manuscripts in Salamanca

Tomás de Torquemada burns 6,000 volumes of Jewish manuscript...
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🔥 Book Burning of Jewish Texts in Persia

Book burning of Jewish texts in Persia.⟶
Book Burning of Jewish Texts in Persia (351)
Sasanian EmpireBook BurningJewish TextsReligious PersecutionViolenceCultural DestructionReligious Intolerance
IranIran

🚪 Jewish community of Bavaria expelled

The Jewish community of Bavaria are expelled, many migrate into Bulgaria.⟶
Jewish community of Bavaria expelled (1470)
ExpulsionBavariaMigrationMedieval PeriodReligious PersecutionEastern EuropeGerman History
GermanyGermanyBulgariaBulgaria

⚖️ Institution of the Spanish Inquisition

The Spanish Inquisition is instituted.⟶
Institution of the Spanish Inquisition (1481)
Spanish InquisitionLegislationReligious PersecutionConversionAnti-Semitism15th CenturyTomás de TorquemadaExpulsion
SpainSpain

🔥 Tomás de Torquemada burns Jewish manuscripts in Salamanca

Tomás de Torquemada burns 6,000 volumes of Jewish manuscripts in Salamanca.⟶
Tomás de Torquemada burns Jewish manuscripts in Salamanca (1490)
Book BurningReligious PersecutionSpanish InquisitionAnti-IntellectualismMedieval PeriodTomás de TorquemadaCultural Destruction
SpainSpain

🚪 Expulsion of Jews from Geneva

Jews are expelled from Geneva and not allowed to return for over 300 years.⟶
Expulsion of Jews from Geneva (1490)
ExpulsionGenevaReligious PersecutionMedieval PeriodSwiss HistoryDiaspora
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🩸 Blood libel in La Guardia, Spain

The Blood libel in La Guardia, Spain, where the alleged victim Holy Child of La Guardia became revered as a saint.⟶
Blood libel in La Guardia, Spain (1491)
Blood LibelFalse AccusationReligious PropagandaSpanish InquisitionAnti-SemitismMedieval PeriodLa Guardia
SpainSpain