#185: Spanish Inquisition - 350 Years of Jewish Defiance

The Church was determined to wipe out any vestige of Judaism from Spain, any custom, any law, any practice, and thousands of Jews would pay the price. Spain was not just one country, however; it spread to the Americas and the Indies, and the stories of individual heroism, ingenuity, and courage are breathtaking.   Timestamps: 0:00:01 Crypto-Judaism vs. Crusades — constant oversight in Spain   0:00:27 Podcast intro 0:01:16 Series context — part 3 importance   0:02:58 Post-1492 groups — emigrants, later emigrants, those who stayed   0:03:36 Sephardic diaspora — destinations & trades (Ottoman lands, North Africa, textiles, medicine)   0:04:41 Jewish diplomacy under Ottomans — translators/negotiators, ties to Spain   0:07:14...