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12 February Auto da Fe in Seville(1481) and Toledo (1486) #otdimjh

Posted on February 12, 2016 by richardsh

12 February Auto da Fe in Seville(1481) and Toledo (1486) On February 12, 1481 in Seville twelve conversos were burned alive for allegedly practicing Judaism in the first recorded Auto da Fe (Act of Faith). On February 12, 1486 In Toledo some … Continue reading →

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5 May 1624 New Christian Jesuit theologian Antonio Homem burnt at stake for establishing secret synagagogue in Lisbon #otdimjh  

Posted on May 5, 2015 by richardsh

HOMEM, ANTONIO: Jewish martyr; born in 1564 of Neo-Christian parents at Coimbra, Portugal; suffered death at the stake in Lisbon May 5, 1624. His father’s name was Vaez Brandão; and his mother was a granddaughter of Nuñez Cardozo, called “the rich … Continue reading →

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12 February Auto da Fe in Seville(1481) and Toledo (1486) #onthisday #otdimjh

Posted on February 12, 2015 by richardsh

On February 12, 1481 in Seville twelve conversos were burned alive for allegedly practicing Judaism in the first recorded Auto da Fe (Act of Faith). On February 12, 1486 In Toledo some 750 Conversos were paraded through the streets of Toledo from … Continue reading →

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