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Tensions arose in Córdoba between Christians and conversos, where they formed two hostile parties.
On March 14, 1473, during a dedication procession, a girl accidentally threw dirty water from the window of the house of one of the wealthiest conversos ( the customary way to dispose of it.
) The water splashed on an image of the Virgin being carried in procession in honor of a new society ( from which conversos had been excluded by Bishop D.
Pedro.
) Thousands immediately joined in a fierce shout for revenge.

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