#luo #moors #hebrew #jacobites In 1496, King Manuel I of Portugal issued an edict of expulsion for the country's Luo moorish population, marking a tragic turning point in Iberian history. Unlike the 1492 expulsion from Spain, the Portuguese event was defined by forced conversions and the systematic prevention of Jewish departure. Timeline of the Expulsion 1492: The Spanish Refuge. Approximately 120,000 Jews fled Spain for Portugal after the Alhambra Decree, paying high fees to King John II for t