The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain is a detailed study of the events surrounding this infamous chapter in Spanish history. Based on hundreds of documents discovered, deciphered, and analysed during decades of intensive archival research, this work focuses on the practical consequences of the expulsion both for those expelled and those remaining behind. It responds to basic questions such as:What became of property owned by Jewish individuals and communities? What became of outstanding debts...
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List of TablesxviList of IllustrationsxviAbbreviationsxvii1.Introduction: Ferdinand and Isabella, King and Queen1I.The Situation of Spanish Jewry1II.Forced Segregation4III.The Inquisition18IV.Financing the Reconquista22V.Propaganda against Jews and Conversos26VI.The Fall of Granada292.The Edict of Expulsion33I.Promulgation33II.Analysis of the Structure38III.Drafting41IV.The Views of the Catholic Monarchs43V.Text and Translation of the Edict of Expulsion493.The Fate of Jewish Communal Property55I.Land and Buildings55II.Loans60III.Synagogues, Houses of Study, and Ritual Baths69The Kingdom of Castile70The Kingdom of Aragon97IV.Abattoirs and Baking Ovens104The Kingdom of Castile105The Kingdom of Aragon108V.Cemeteries110The Kingdom of Castile111The Kingdom of Aragon1164.Jewish-Christian Credit and its Liquidation118I.The Kingdom of Castile118Attempts to Settle Accounts before Departure125Public Debts to Jews139Private Debts of Christians to Jews142Collection of Christians' Debts to Jews after the Expulsion161Debts of Jews to Christians and the Payment of these Debts182II.The Kingdom of Aragon2015.The Implementation of the Edict207I.The Road to Implementation207II.Organizing the Departure: The Role of the Genoese218III.Implementation of the Edict in the Kingdom of Aragon223Departure by Land229Departure by Sea238IV.Implementation of the Edict in the Kingdom of Castile244Conversion instead of Exile or Prison244Tribulations of Departure253Exploitation on the Border: Ciudad Rodrigo261The Passage from Castile into Portugal272Departure by Sea274V.Implementation of the Edict in Sardinia and Sicily279VI.Navarre: Asylum and Expulsion281VII.The Number of Jews Expelled2846.Smuggling2917.Return and Conversion329I.Return and Conversion among the Jews of Castile338II.Return and Conversion among the Jews of Aragon4028.The Senior Dynasty413I.The Origins of the Family and its First Steps in Government413II.The Case of Juan de Talavera424III.Abraham Senior's Public Service before Conversion428IV.Abraham Senior's Property434V.Abraham Senior as Tax-Farmer and Tax-Collector443VI.Abraham Senior as Treasurer of the Hermandad456VII.Expulsion and Conversion460VIII.Fernan Nunez Coronel's General Financial Activity469IX.Rabbi Meir Melamed and his Sons475X.Solomon Senior, the Sons of Abraham Senior, and Other Family Members4909.The House of Abravanel, 1483-149250110.Contemporaries Describe the Expulsion520AppendixOther Activities of Some Royal Officials527Bibliography539Index of People553Index of Places580General Index587
