Why Did Spain Expel Its Jewish Population In 1492?

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The Reconquista, Spain’s generations long effort to retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors and the Muslims, came to an end in January of 1492. In the wake of the success, the Catholic monarchs of the realm were riding on a wave of power that had not been experienced in decades. With all of the territories formerly held by the Moors back in…