Spanish Expulsion of 1492
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The Spanish Expulsion of 1492 was the royal decree by Ferdinand and Isabella that forced all practicing Jews to leave Spain, marking a major turning point in Jewish and Iberian history.
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Target entity: Spanish Expulsion of 1492 Context triple: [Jews, hasHistoricalEvent, Spanish Expulsion of 1492]
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 was a catastrophic year in Dutch history marked by simultaneous invasions by France, England, and German states, leading to political upheaval and near-collapse of the Dutch Republic.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spanish Expulsion of 1492 Target entity description: The Spanish Expulsion of 1492 was the royal decree by Ferdinand and Isabella that forced all practicing Jews to leave Spain, marking a major turning point in Jewish and Iberian history.
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A.
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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B.
Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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C.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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D.
Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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E.
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 was a catastrophic year in Dutch history marked by simultaneous invasions by France, England, and German states, leading to political upheaval and near-collapse of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Jewish decree
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expulsion of Jews ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Sephardi Jews
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surface form:
Sephardic Jews
Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Jewish communities
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| alsoKnownAs |
Spanish Expulsion of 1492
ⓘ
surface form:
Alhambra Decree
Spanish Expulsion of 1492 ⓘ
surface form:
Edict of Expulsion
|
| appliesTo | practicing Jews in Spain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Reconquista
ⓘ
Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| chronologicallyCloseTo |
Christopher Columbus
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surface form:
Columbus's first voyage to the Americas
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| consequence |
confiscation of Jewish property
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expulsion of Jews from Spain ⓘ forced conversions to Christianity ⓘ mass migration of Sephardic Jews ⓘ |
| country |
Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| date | 1492 ⓘ |
| deadline |
approximately four months after promulgation
ⓘ
end of July 1492 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
completion of the Reconquista with conquest of Granada
ⓘ
late 15th-century Iberian religious policies ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Ferdinand II of Aragon
ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ |
| issuerTitle | Catholic Monarchs ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | Castilian ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal decree ⓘ |
| legalStatus | revoked in 1968 by the Spanish government ⓘ |
| location | Spain ⓘ |
| mainRequirement | Jews must leave Spain or convert to Christianity ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Catholic religious policy
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pressure from the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ religious uniformity ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Granada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anti-Jewish legislation in medieval Europe
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persecution of conversos ⓘ |
| religiousTarget | Jews ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
decline of Jewish presence in Iberia
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diaspora of Spanish Jews to Italy ⓘ diaspora of Spanish Jews to North Africa ⓘ diaspora of Spanish Jews to the Americas ⓘ diaspora of Spanish Jews to the Netherlands ⓘ diaspora of Spanish Jews to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ spread of Ladino language ⓘ |
| significance |
end of officially recognized Jewish communities in late medieval Spain
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major turning point in Iberian history ⓘ major turning point in Jewish history ⓘ |
| startDate | 31 March 1492 ⓘ |
| yearCoincidesWith | 1492 discovery of the Americas ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish Expulsion of 1492 Description of subject: The Spanish Expulsion of 1492 was the royal decree by Ferdinand and Isabella that forced all practicing Jews to leave Spain, marking a major turning point in Jewish and Iberian history.
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