Spain in 1492: Expulsion of Jews

Spain in 1492: Expulsion of Jews

Introduction

Expulsion is not unique in the history of the Jews in medieval Europe, quite the contrary: it is the best known, the most important because it affects the most populous and the most brilliant of the fifteenth century, but it is not the community alone. Almost all Western European expelled their Jews in the late Middle Age. But the expulsion of the Jews from the territories of Castile and Aragon in 1492 is one of the most debated issues among which occurred throughout the reign of the Catholic Monarchs.

Thesis Statement

“1492 is ...