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Gracia Mendes Nasi
Sephardi woman that funded safe travel of Jews from Portugal to the Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gracia Mendes Nasi (20 June 1510 – 3 November 1569), also known as Doña Gracia or La Señora (The Lady), was a Portuguese Jewish philanthropist, businesswoman, and one of the wealthiest women of Renaissance Europe. She married Francisco Mendes (Hebrew name: Tsemach Benveniste). She was the maternal aunt and business partner of João Micas (alias, Hebrew name Joseph Nasi), who became a prominent figure in the politics of the Ottoman Empire. She developed an escape network that saved hundreds of Conversos from the Inquisition.
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She was also known by her Christianized name Beatriz (Beatrice) de Luna Miques.