aug 8, 1492 BC - Jews were expelled from Spain by the Alhambra Decree.
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History of the Jews in Spain
It is said that the first Jews arrived in Seville in the sixth century BC. Jews suffered persecution from the Visigoths during the sixth century AD, followed by a period of harmony under the Moorish rule, during which Jews, Moors, and Christians co-existed, respecting each other's religions and holy days, each with their own skills to offer; they were employed as court envoys.
In 1481 the Spanish Inquisition started, with its headquarters at the Castillo San Jorge in Seville, targeting Jews among other groups; in 1483 all Jews were expelled from the city; and in 1492 all of Spain was to be free from those of the Jewish faith who had not converted. Half of the country's 300,000 Jews left, many for Portugal; some stayed in hiding.
Those who stayed behind eventually became integrated into the Christian population; many Spanish surnames ending in -ez, adopted when they converted, indicate Jewish ancestry.
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