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'''Abraham de Castro''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: אברהם קסטרו; d. 1560) was a [[Ottoman]] [[Jews|Jewish]] financialist who served as the [[Mint (facility)|head of the mint]] for [[List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Sultan]], [[Selim I]] and played in active role in the [[Second Purim|Cairo Purim]].
== Biography ==
Possibly born in [[Spain]], into the [[de Castro family]], he may have come to [[Egypt]] following the [[Alhambra Decree|Alhambra decree]] of 1492. It was in [[Ottoman Egypt]], that de Castro rose to great social prominence, especially in official government circles. He leased the taxes on customs and trade in [[Alexandria]], and in 1520, Selim I, appointed de Castro as master of the mint (''mu'allim dār al-darb''). After this appointment, de Castro became involved in several philanthropic activities on behalf of individuals and institutions in Egypt. Although, following the succession of [[Suleiman the Magnificent]], a certain [[Aḥmad Pasha]] was appointed as [[Viceroy of Egypt]]. In 1523, Pasha plotted to establish himself as an independent sovereign, and asked De Castro to mint the coins with his name in lieu of the sultan. de Castro secretly left Egypt and hastened to [[Constantinople]] to inform the sultan of Aḥmad's plot. The sultan received him with high honors and gave him costly presents. After hearing of de Castro's actions, Pasha threatened to murder all the Jews in Cairo, although this massacre was evaded after Pasha was stabbed to death by one of his junior officers, leading to the event later being known as the "Cairo Purim". By the late 1530s, de Castro had moved to [[Jerusalem]], were he played a central role in the city's Jewish society, primarily in its economic life, mainly dealing with real estate. Castro evidently remained in Jerusalem until his death in 1560.<ref> Encyclopedia.com|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/castro-abraham|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref> <ref></ref> <ref>A.B. Pollack, "The Jews and the Egyptian Treasury in the Times of the Mamluks and the Beginning of the Turkish Regime,"</ref>
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== Biography ==
Possibly born in [[Spain]], into the [[de Castro family]], he may have come to [[Egypt]] following the [[Alhambra Decree|Alhambra decree]] of 1492. It was in [[Ottoman Egypt]], that de Castro rose to great social prominence, especially in official government circles. He leased the taxes on customs and trade in [[Alexandria]], and in 1520, Selim I, appointed de Castro as master of the mint (''mu'allim dār al-darb''). After this appointment, de Castro became involved in several philanthropic activities on behalf of individuals and institutions in Egypt. Although, following the succession of [[Suleiman the Magnificent]], a certain [[Aḥmad Pasha]] was appointed as [[Viceroy of Egypt]]. In 1523, Pasha plotted to establish himself as an independent sovereign, and asked De Castro to mint the coins with his name in lieu of the sultan. de Castro secretly left Egypt and hastened to [[Constantinople]] to inform the sultan of Aḥmad's plot. The sultan received him with high honors and gave him costly presents. After hearing of de Castro's actions, Pasha threatened to murder all the Jews in Cairo, although this massacre was evaded after Pasha was stabbed to death by one of his junior officers, leading to the event later being known as the "Cairo Purim". By the late 1530s, de Castro had moved to [[Jerusalem]], were he played a central role in the city's Jewish society, primarily in its economic life, mainly dealing with real estate. Castro evidently remained in Jerusalem until his death in 1560.<ref> Encyclopedia.com|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/castro-abraham|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref> <ref></ref> <ref>A.B. Pollack, "The Jews and the Egyptian Treasury in the Times of the Mamluks and the Beginning of the Turkish Regime,"</ref>
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