Isabella Expels Jews: The Alhambra Decree Enforced
Queen Isabella of Castile signs the Alhambra Decree, ordering 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face immediate expulsion. This decree shattered Spain's diverse cultural fabric, triggering a massive diaspora that drained the kingdom of centuries of scholarly and economic vitality while imposing religious homogeneity through state violence.
March 31, 1492
534 years ago
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