Person
Ferdinand II of Aragon
King of Aragon from 1479 and, with Isabella, ruler of the united Spanish kingdoms.
- Dates
- 1452–1516
- Also known as
- Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V of Castile
- Wikidata
- Q12860
- Life 1452–1516
- head of Spain (King of Aragon) 1479–1516
Connections 4
founded
- Spanish Inquisition 1478 Scholarship & press 1
head of
signed into law
- Alhambra Decree 31 Mar 1492 Primary record 3
involved in
- Expulsion of the Jews from Spain, 1492 co-signed the decree Primary record 3
Timeline 4 dates
- 1452–1516 Ferdinand II of Aragon
- 1478 Ferdinand II of Aragon founded Spanish Inquisition
- 1479–1516 Ferdinand II of Aragon head of Spain
- 31 Mar 1492 Ferdinand II of Aragon signed into law Alhambra Decree
Proof 3 sources
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Inquisition (The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906), The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
Scholarship & press
The New or Spanish Inquisition, introduced into the united kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre by Ferdinand V.
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Jews, Expulsion of (Spain; Portugal), Encyclopedia.com (Gale).
Scholarship & press
Through their marriage they united their two kingdoms in what became known as Spain, but civil unrest continued for years.
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Edict of the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain, 1492 (translation by Edward Peters), Center for Online Judaic Studies, 31 Mar 1492.
Primary record
resolve to order the said Jews and Jewesses of our kingdoms to depart and never to return or come back to them or to any of them.
by the end of the month of July next of the present year, they depart from all of these our said realms and lordships
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