Episode 2 of 2

Final Departure

When
31 December 1492
Where
Sicily
Part of
Expulsion of Jews from Sicily

After appeals and a payment of 5,000 gulden, the Sicilian Jews departed on 31 December 1492.

The departure date was initially postponed to 18 December and later to 12 January 1493 following a payment of 5,000 gulden. However, the actual departure of the Jewish population from Sicily took place on 31 December 1492.

Sources

  1. History of the Jews in Sicily Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23

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