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The historian/ the novelist

by Cristina Soares, a collaboration of partners in the etwinning project Mirror Mirror on the wall, how could we hear them all, age group 11-14

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Mirror, Mirror on the wall
how could we hear them all


11-14 years old
Transnational groups


eTwinning 2020/21
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the Historian
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
(George Santayana)


In this book you'll learn about several shameful ethnic conflicts that were witnessed by our ancestors, on long forgotten past times or in more recent painfully remembered days. On recovering them from the trunk of human memory we aim to remember the past, so that we may grow wiser enough to escape our sentence... We firmly believe we're able to learn, we surely want to learn and do better!!
Let us all be like the magic mirror from the carnival, reflecting the exact opposite of what comes to its view.
Let us show respect and admiration for all human beings who walk on earth, enjoy the differences and be thankful for all we may learn with each other. After all, we are all different but we're all the same: Humans.

(Your teachers)
Agrupamento de EScolas de Lousada High School, Lousada, Portugal
The Jews' persecution in Portugal (XV-XVII)
In 1492, the kings Isabel and Fernando of Castela decreed the expulsion from Spain of Jews who did not convert to Christianity. Jews who refused to convert fled to Portugal.
King João II allowed these refugees to come to Portugal, indicating the places where they could enter: Olivença, Arronches, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Bragança and Melgaço. At the border, Jews paid a fee in exchange for a safe pass. Most of these people went to the big cities like Lisbon, Porto and Évora, while others stayed close to the border, with the hope of one day returning to Spain. João II's authorization to stay here intended to last for a period of 8 months, however, the Jews ended up by staying in Portugal for a much longer time.

When King João II died, in 1495, the Portuguese crown was inherited by Manuel. In the early years of King Manuel's reign, the Jewish community lived in peace, with the king choosing a Jew as his private physician. King Manuel married Isabel, the kings of Castela’s daughter. They agreed to the marriage, but Manuel would have to expel the Jews from the country. After the wedding, King Manuel decreed the order to expel the Jews, forcing them to leave the country. If they did not, they would be condemned to death and all their property would be confiscated by the crown. However, as the Jews possessed wealth and when they depart, they would leave the country poorer, Manuel allowed them to stay, but on the condition that they convert to Christianity. They decided that all the Jews would be baptized on the Easter of 1497.
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