1066 Granada massacre

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The 1066 Granada massacre took place on 30 December 1066 (9 Tevet 4827; 10 Safar 459 AH) when a Muslim mob stormed the royal palace in Granada, in the Taifa of Granada,[1] killed and crucified[2] the Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela, and massacred much of the Jewish population of the city.[3][4]

1066 Granada Massacre
LocationGranada-Taifa of Granada
Date1066
TargetJews inhabitants
Deaths4000, including Joseph ibn Naghrela
PerpetratorMuslim mob of Granada
MotiveAntisemitism
  1. ^ Molins 2010, p. 34.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference JE1906 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Lucien Gubbay (1999). Sunlight and Shadow: The Jewish Experience of Islam. New York: Other Press. p. 80. ISBN 1-892746-69-7.
  4. ^ Norman Roth (1994). Jews, Visigoths, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Cooperation and Conflict. Netherlands: E. J. Brill. p. 110. ISBN 90-04-09971-9.