My family name, when we lived in Spain, was Negri .. a word meaning that we were dark folks like the moors. In March 1492 King Ferdinand, under pressure from Torquemada, issued a decree of expulsion against the Negri. Four months later, two days before Christopher Columbus set sail, my family left[...]
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Tha Alhambra Decree: Spain becomes Judenrein
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492 by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the expulsion of Jews from the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon (but not from the Kingdom of Navarre) and [...]
We leave Spain
In March 1492 King Ferdinand, under pressure from Torquemada, issued a decree of expulsion against the Jews. Two days before Christopher Columbus set sail, my family left Spain led by Isaac Abravanel. Bible commentator and philosopher. He was the last of the long line of great Jewish leaders and her[...]