1840: Spanish/Portuguese Jews Claim Descent from Jews sent to Spain during Babylonian Captivity (jan 1, 1840 – jan 1, 1841)
Description:
"The Spanish and Portuguese Jews claim theirdescent from the tribe of Judah ; and found these
pretensions on a supposition which prevails among
them, that many of their ancestors removed, or were sent into Spain, at the time of the Babylonian captivity."
Source:
The History of the Jews: From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Time
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_fQUPXmBJw8C&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=judah&f=false
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Date:
jan 1, 1840
jan 1, 1841
~ 12 months