Granada surrendered on 2 January , 1492 thus establishing the territorial unity of the Spanish monarchy (Isabella I ) In the same year Ferdinand and Isabella took the fateful stop of ruthlessly expelling from their kingdoms all Jews who refused to accept Christianity (170 ,000 to 180 ,000 . One of the major effects of this step was to deprive Spain of a valuable cultural and economic community as the majority of Jews were highly educated and master craftsmen . The expulsion of the...











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