In 1492, and during the years that followed, tens of thousands of Jews fled Spain (estimates range from 40,000 to over 150,000). Describing the Jewish exiles of 1492, one eyewitness wrote: ...

Precious maps stolen from Spain's National Library, ... Christopher Columbus is believed to have sailed with Ptolomy's maps when he discovered America in 1492.

The Reconquista was a pivotal period in Spanish history, spanning nearly 800 years from the early 8th century to 1492. It marked the long and arduous struggle by Christian kingdoms to reclaim the ...

Spain's lower house of parliament approved Thursday a law that eases the path to citizenship for descendants of Jews who were forced to flee the country five centuries ago during the Inquisition ...

On March 31, 1492, Jews in Spain were given three months to accept Christianity or leave. In 1831 President Andrew Jackson appointed Jonathan Bailey as Chicago’s first postmaster. In 1870 Thomas ...

Spain close to granting citizenship to relatives of Jews expelled in 1492 The law would potentially allow 3.5 million Sephardic Jews around the world to apply for Spanish nationality.

Spain already grants citizenship to proven Sephardic Jews, the descendants of the Jewish people who were expelled in 1492 in a period of Roman Catholic zeal under the reign of Isabella and Ferdinand.