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Situation of Iberian Jewish Communities in the 1430s

Type Event Region Worldwide Time 1431–1440

In the 1430s, Jewish communities (Sephardic Jews) in Castile and Aragon retained considerable religious autonomy and commercial networks after the Ch…

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  1. 1431–1435Toledo · ToledoSynagogues and Talmudic academies in Toledo, Barcelona, and elsewhere continued to operate; Sephardic legal commentary and Hebrew literary traditions persisted, and Jewish communities maintained important social functions in medicine, finance, and translation.
  2. 1435–1438Seville · SevilleThe group of 'New Christians' (Conversos) produced by the forced conversions of 1391 expanded; Old Christians' doubts about their loyalty deepened. The Inquisition was not yet fully established, but social exclusion and blood-purity rhetoric rose, and both Jews and converts faced an identity crisis.
  3. 1438–1440Barcelona · BarcelonaThe monarchs of Castile and Aragon still benefited in the short term from Jewish community taxes and finance and offered limited protection, but segregated residence, occupational restrictions, and local riots drove population migration to Portugal, North Africa, and Ottoman territories, gradually diminishing Iberia's status as a Jewish center.