Carrer de Cúndaro is a dramatically steep, stepped alleyway where the physical impact of the 1492 Expulsion remains carved directly into the stones. Historically recorded as Carrer d'en Bosqui or Carrer de l'Ardiaca, this passage was home to numerous Jewish families until King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I issued the Edict of Expulsion. Following the forced departure of the community, the crown and cathedral authorities re-allocated these properties to Christian owners, cathedral canons, and local artisans. Examining the wall faces along Carrer de Cúndaro reveals clear structural splicing: former independent Jewish dwellings were knocked through, combined, or closed up to form larger post-medieval family residences and ecclesiastical offices. The irregular lintels and spliced masonry offer direct proof of adaptive post-expulsion domestic reuse.
What is documented — and what is not
Documented fact
Before its modern name, Carrer de Manuel Cúndaro was known as Carrer de l'Ardiaca and, in the nineteenth century, as Travessia de Can Bosqui.
Evidence: Arxiu Municipal de Girona / SGDAP, Ajuntament de Girona
Documented fact
After the 1492 expulsion, properties in the synagogue sector changed hands rapidly; documentary research records former Jewish houses and plots passing to cathedral clergy and other Christian owners.
Evidence: Institut d'Estudis Catalans / TAMID
Sources
- Història dels carrers de Girona: Manuel Cúndaro
Arxiu Municipal de Girona / SGDAP, Ajuntament de Girona · secondary
- El micvé de la darrera sinagoga medieval de Girona
Institut d'Estudis Catalans / TAMID · secondary