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Union of Utrecht
Treaty of 1579 uniting the northern Dutch provinces, which forbade persecution on religious grounds; historians note it did not say whether that covered non-Christians.
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- 1579
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- Q216165
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Arrival of exiles from Portugal in Amsterdam
According to The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)
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The Jewish Encyclopedia of 1906 connects the two. Miriam Bodian cautions that supporters of freedom of conscience were rarely clear whether it applied to non-Christians.
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- 1579 Union of Utrecht
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Amsterdam (The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906), The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
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When Holland joined the Union of Utrecht (1579), which, among other provisions, forbade persecution on religious grounds, the Maranos in Portugal fixed their hopes on Amsterdam, and, according to Franco Mendes and Graetz, the first Maranos settled there in 1593.
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Evasion as a Legal Tactic: The 1616 Amsterdam Regulations Concerning the Jews, by Miriam Bodian, Early Modern Workshop, Fordham University and the University of Pennsylvania, 2008.
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Although it is true that the principle of freedom of conscience was gaining increasing acceptance, its adherents were rarely clear about whether it could be applied to non-Christians.
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