King Henry III of Castile (1379 - 1406)
depicted in stained-glass, in a Spanish
castle
In July 1392, King Henry wrote to the
local leaders in the city of Burgos
The Jews of your aljama (community), have informed me that when they were attacked they left their homes in fear of death and took refuge in the house of the best of you, where they live today in your safe custody, not daring to return to their houses in the aljama, for fear that certain Jews who now have become Christians will persecute them and do the much harm ...
Poliakov, Léon. The History of
Anti-Semitism: From Mohammed to the
Marranos. University of Pennsylvania
Press. 2003. p.163.
