One most visible traces of the Jews in Spain are its neighborhoods, ghettos (In Catalonia and Mallorca calls calls). Between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries achieved great prosperity and boom.
The biggest in Spain is that of Toledo and Barcelona, \u200b\u200bboth mentioned in several historical novels, The Toledo in "Last Jew" or The Toledo Jewish "and Barcelona in " La Catedral del Mar " .
The " fall" of the Jewish quarters in Spain, we can say began with pogroms of 1391, began in Seville and Andalusia quickly spread and other parts of Spain: Madrid, Toledo ... In 1473 there was another in Cordoba and in 1449 one in Toledo Castilla spread. These anti-Semitic violence speeches were encouraged by clerics who saw the Jewish neighborhoods as a continuing threat to their religion and welfare of the "good Christian citizens."
Finally, on March 31, 1492, the Catholic Kings in Granada signed the edict of expulsion of Catilla and a little later, Ferdinand signed one for the crown of Aragon. Behind the two edicts was the fearsome inquisitor Fray Tomas de Torquemada.
Some justifications of the edict:
"heretical pravedad fight the Jews spread throughout the Crown, because as is well known and as we are informed of the inquisitors and many other religious people ecclesiastical and secular, has great damage and it seems that Christians have been followed and follows from the participation, conversation, communication that have been and are with the Jews, which are always seeking to test, for all the ways and means may subvert and steal from our holy Catholic faith to the faithful Christians and part of them and attract and pervert their damaged belief and opinion "
The causes of this edict, have long been debated, some of which are: social pressure of the anti-Semitic hatred for the rich folk of the Jews, prosperity and the practice of usury, ... but what really matters is that the expulsion was prompted by the Inquisition and the clergy and conducted by the Catholic Monarchs for political and religious (of course it had that name for Isabel and Fernando). Perhaps the ultimate goal they hoped the Kings with this expulsion was the assimilation of converts and disputes to the people against the Jews.
The expulsion had serious and large consequences for Spain, we can group them into:
- Economic Gain: The Jews had many prohibitions when carried their property, had to sell their property at low cost and pay taxes.
-New Converts : true and false converts. Therefore emphasized more the difference between new Christians and Old Christians.
- Loss large Jewish royal advisers, lost in the scientific and cultural fields.
After this brief explanation of social problems and expulsion, let's talk a little more of the Jewish Quarter itself.
The Jewish quarter was a city within a city, usually situated near the walls and to maximize space used to be narrow streets. The main street was called "Main Street of the Jewish" (in the case of Toledo, would Street Angel). The district was separated by walls, to keep apart as possible to Jews and Christians.
most important buildings are:
-Synagogue: cultural and religious center. In large Jewish communities had more than one. (As in the case of Toledo. Currently two remain: Transito Synagogue and Sephardic Museum Santa María la Blanca).
-bath ritual
-Hospital-School
"Usually the Jewish possessed own oven, meat, fish, ... ( San Juan de los Reyes is located in part of the space it occupied a Jewish market)
- The cemetery also large Jewish communities outside the walls.
For further information please view:
Jewish Network
Sephardic Museum in Toledo
underclass
Finally, I can not end without saying that if you visit Toledo, do not hesitate to walk through the Jewish quarter and visit the synagogues you said that you will like.
Finally, on March 31, 1492, the Catholic Kings in Granada signed the edict of expulsion of Catilla and a little later, Ferdinand signed one for the crown of Aragon. Behind the two edicts was the fearsome inquisitor Fray Tomas de Torquemada.
Some justifications of the edict:
"heretical pravedad fight the Jews spread throughout the Crown, because as is well known and as we are informed of the inquisitors and many other religious people ecclesiastical and secular, has great damage and it seems that Christians have been followed and follows from the participation, conversation, communication that have been and are with the Jews, which are always seeking to test, for all the ways and means may subvert and steal from our holy Catholic faith to the faithful Christians and part of them and attract and pervert their damaged belief and opinion "
The causes of this edict, have long been debated, some of which are: social pressure of the anti-Semitic hatred for the rich folk of the Jews, prosperity and the practice of usury, ... but what really matters is that the expulsion was prompted by the Inquisition and the clergy and conducted by the Catholic Monarchs for political and religious (of course it had that name for Isabel and Fernando). Perhaps the ultimate goal they hoped the Kings with this expulsion was the assimilation of converts and disputes to the people against the Jews.
The expulsion had serious and large consequences for Spain, we can group them into:
- Economic Gain: The Jews had many prohibitions when carried their property, had to sell their property at low cost and pay taxes.
-New Converts : true and false converts. Therefore emphasized more the difference between new Christians and Old Christians.
- Loss large Jewish royal advisers, lost in the scientific and cultural fields.
After this brief explanation of social problems and expulsion, let's talk a little more of the Jewish Quarter itself.
The Jewish quarter was a city within a city, usually situated near the walls and to maximize space used to be narrow streets. The main street was called "Main Street of the Jewish" (in the case of Toledo, would Street Angel). The district was separated by walls, to keep apart as possible to Jews and Christians.
most important buildings are:
-Synagogue: cultural and religious center. In large Jewish communities had more than one. (As in the case of Toledo. Currently two remain: Transito Synagogue and Sephardic Museum Santa María la Blanca).
-bath ritual
-Hospital-School
"Usually the Jewish possessed own oven, meat, fish, ... ( San Juan de los Reyes is located in part of the space it occupied a Jewish market)
- The cemetery also large Jewish communities outside the walls.
For further information please view:
Jewish Network
Sephardic Museum in Toledo
underclass
Finally, I can not end without saying that if you visit Toledo, do not hesitate to walk through the Jewish quarter and visit the synagogues you said that you will like.
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