Gracia Mendes Nasi
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title:
Gracia Mendes Nasi
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Gracia Mendes Nasi, also known as Doña Gracia or La Señora, was a Portuguese Jewish philanthropist, businesswoman, and one of the wealthiest women of Renaissance Europe. She married Francisco Mendes. She was the maternal aunt and business partner of João Micas, who became a prominent figure in the politics of the Ottoman Empire. She developed an escape network that saved hundreds of conversos from the Inquisition. She was also known by her Christianized name Beatriz (Beatrice) de Luna Miques.
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Sephardi woman that funded safe travel of Jews from Portugal to the Ottoman Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracia_Mendes_Nasi
date created:
2005-10-31T09:18:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T13:41:28Z
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