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NewsMonday, February 11, 2013 600 years since Tortosa DisputeFebruary 1413 - February 2013 On February 7th, 1413, at the beginning of the reign of Ferdinand I, in a room above the Cathedral of Tortosa sacristy, which still has the name of "the Council Chamber," began with solemnity a religious debate, the most important of the Middle Ages in the Aragon Crown. It was promoted and presided over by Pope Benedict XIII. The dispute had 67 sessions extended until November 13th, 1414. The last ones took place in Sant Mateu del Maestrat. The goal of the developers was to force the Jewish religious authorities to recognize the "mistakes" of Judaism in the presence of Jewish public that was forced to attend.
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