EventAcross the pillars
Sephardi Brazilians Flee to New Amsterdam

Word has reached us that Portuguese forces are pressing hard against our colonies across the ocean, and the Sephardi merchant families who built their lives under our flag there have nowhere left to turn but towards other colonies of ours. A number of them have already sailed for our settlement at the mouth of the North River, hoping the freedoms granted here in Amsterdam will follow them across the water.
Historical event
- Is
Holland - Date: 1654–1660
- Monthly chance: 50%
Trigger
- Has DLC:
Across the Pillars - The Portuguese Jewish Nation Gained Recognition in AmsterdamHas Variable: d009_amsterdam_jewish_nation
- Owns Amsterdam
Exact conditions
Requires 3
Religions
JudaismOption 1
Countries
HollandTag
DLCs
Across the PillarsTrigger
Changes 2
Estates
BurghersOption 1
Societal Values
Traditionalist vs InnovativeOption 1, Option 2
References 1
BurghersAs soon as it happens
Mentions 1
- SephardiDesc, Name
Scripting 6
Requires 1
- d009_amsterdam_jewish_nationTrigger
Uses 2
Scripted Effects
- event_illustration_estate_effectbackground = estate_type:burghers_estate · foreground = estate_type:burghers_estateAs soon as it happens
Scripted Triggers
- is_owned_by_target_or_subjectowner = ROOTTrigger
References 3
- estate_satisfaction_mild_bonusOption 1
- societal_value_move_to_leftOption 2
- societal_value_move_to_rightOption 1
type = country_event
title = d009_sephardi_diaspora.8.title Sephardi Brazilians Flee to New Amsterdam
desc = d009_sephardi_diaspora.8.desc Word has reached us that Portuguese forces are pressing hard against our colonies across the ocean, and the Sephardi merchant families who built their lives under our flag there have nowhere left to turn but towards other colonies of ours. A number of them have already sailed for our settlement at the mouth of the North River, hoping the freedoms granted here in Amsterdam will follow them across the water.
outcome = neutral
historical_info = d009_sephardi_diaspora.8.historical_info After Portugal reconquered Hollandish Brazil in 1654, a group of twenty-three Sephardi Jewish refugees sailed north and landed in New Amsterdam, becoming the first known Jewish settlers in what would later become New York. Governor Peter Stuyvesant initially tried to expel them, but was overruled by the Hollandish West India Company, whose own board included Jewish shareholders, a decision that let this small community become the seed of what is today one of the largest Jewish populations in the world.
fire_only_once = yes
