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Inhabitants of Seville, Spain, massacre 5,000 Jews

The history of the Jews in the current-day Spanish territory stretches back to Biblical times according to Jewish tradition, but the settlement of organised Jewish communities in the Iberian...

The history of the Jews in the current-day Spanish territory stretches back to Biblical times according to Jewish tradition, but the settlement of organised Jewish communities in the Iberian Peninsula possibly traces back to the times after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The earliest archaeological evidence of Hebrew presence in Iberia consists of a 2nd-century gravestone found in Mérida. From the late 6th century onward, following the Visigothic monarchs' conversion from Arianism to the Nicene Creed, conditions for Jews in Iberia considerably worsened.

After the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the early 8th century, Jews lived under the Dhimmi system and progressively Arabised.

Historical Significance

The history of the Jews in the current-day Spanish territory stretches back to Biblical times according to Jewish tradition, but the settlement of organised Jewish communities in the Iberian Peninsula possibly traces back to the times after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

Events Before

  1. Ottomans defeat the Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeaster

    Ottomans defeat the Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe. Large losses on both sides including Sultan Murad and Serbian leader Prince Lazar. (NS date)

  2. Battle of Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden

    Battle of Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden

  3. French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates

    French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates

  4. Lithuanian Civil War (1389-1392): the Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius

    Lithuanian Civil War (1389-1392): the Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius

  5. First trial for witchcraft in Paris

    First trial for witchcraft in Paris

Events After

  1. Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea).

    Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea). A brown spot on the bridge is still said to be his blood.

  2. Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails

    Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails

  3. Nanboku-chō, Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan, abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu

    The Nanboku-chō period (南北朝時代, Nanboku-chō jidai), also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period, was a period in Japanese history between 1336 and 1392, during the formative years of the...

  4. Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria

    Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria

  5. Ekiho exorcises the Zen temple and its surroundings of an old badger

    Ekiho exorcises the Zen temple and its surroundings of an old badger

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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedr

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedral

Richard II of England (31) marries Isabella of Valois (6) in a dynastic marriage

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Tamerlane captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alig

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Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews

Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on June 6, 1391?
The history of the Jews in the current-day Spanish territory stretches back to Biblical times according to Jewish tradition, but the settlement of organised Jewish communities in the Iberian Peninsula possibly traces back to the times after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The earliest archaeological evidence of Hebrew presence in Iberia consists of a 2nd-century gravestone found in Mérida. From the late 6th century onward, following the Visigothic monarchs' conversion from Arianism to the Nicene Creed, conditions for Jews in Iberia considerably worsened.
Why is Inhabitants of Seville, Spain, massacre 5,000 Jews significant?
The history of the Jews in the current-day Spanish territory stretches back to Biblical times according to Jewish tradition, but the settlement of organised Jewish communities in the Iberian Peninsula possibly traces back to the times after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

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