13th–14th centuries
Estella, Tudela, Pamplona, Funes…
1328·Navarre
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The death of Charles IV had left Navarre without a sovereign present, and the kingdom was governed by regents while awaiting Philippe d'Évreux. A clergyman, Pedro de Ollogoyen, preached against the Jews in the towns.
Estella was attacked first: the *juderia*, one of the oldest in the kingdom, was stormed and destroyed. Tudela, Funes, Viana and other localities followed; the communities that survived owed their survival to fortifications or to the protection of notables.
Among the survivors of Estella was the young Menahem ben Zeraḥ, who lost his parents and brothers and was found wounded among the dead; having become a rabbi in Castile, he recounted the episode in the preface to his *Tsedah la-derekh*. The Cortes of Navarre had some of those responsible tried and imposed reparations.
- Period :
- 13th–14th centuries
- Type :
- Massacre
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- Espagne
Menahem ben Zeraḥ, préface de *Tsedah la-derekh* ; documents de la chancellerie de Navarre.