expulsion of jews Flashcards
when was the edict expelling all jews?
31 march 1492
how jews were in spain?
80,000
how many jews left?
40,000-50,000
how many jews returned?
90%
how serious was the economic impact of expulsion?
economic disruption rather than economic disaster
who filled the gaps left by jews? why?
conversos as the two communities overlapped
why was it a minor economic impact?
- jews were all poor by 1492
- tiny disadvantaged minority
how was there some minor economic impact?
they could easily be bullied over tax so F+I lost a source of income
how did the economy recover?
- 90% returned so economy went back to normal
- allowed to buy back property
the expulsion of jews was a rejection of what social policy?
convivencia
what was limpieza de sangre?
blood purity
give some examples of limpieza de sangre being introduced?
jeronomites 1486
seville cathedral 1515
why did many jews return?
- weren’t allowed to take money
- limited places they could go
what were jews still left like in 1492? why?
- committed jews
- after 1391 pogroms most converted
how was the converso problem made worse?
- 1000s of new conversos
- doubled number of false converts
- intensified problem
