Jewish Tudela Route

It seems that the Jewish population arrived in Tudela, attracted by the strong political and economic power the city was acquiring during the 9th century, immediately following its Islamic foundation.

This Jewish quarter presents a problematic location, as it was traditionally thought to have been grouped in the area southeast of the city wall near the Queiles River. However, archaeological excavations in recent decades have ruled out this location, moving it to the streets of Magallón, Cortés, and Huerto del Rey.

It was undoubtedly a populous Jewish quarter, experiencing a period of significant splendor. The most important legacy of the Vetulia Jewish quarter of Tudela is the illustrious figures who were born there: the traveler Benjamin of Tudela, the multifaceted Abraham ben Ezra, and the poet and philosopher Yehudah ha-Levi.