Portugal / Azores islands

Jewish cemetery of Ponta Delgada

Infos pratiques

Type de lieu : Cemetery

Jewish cemetery of Ponta Delgada

R. Baden Powell, Ponta Delgada

Description historique

Azores islands

In 1815, North African Jews whose ancestors had been expelled from Spain came to the Azores. The island was duty free and allowed them to import and resell to local businesses. In 1820, the Portuguese liberal revolution led to religious diversity. In 2004, a ... Read more