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Jews Expelled Official Policy Alhambra Decree Inquisition Uncovered

Front Why and when were the Jews expelled?
Back * 1492 - became official policy - Alhambra Decree

✓ The Inquisition uncovered the huge amount of Conversos still practicing Judaism

= surge in anti-Semitism which introduced ghettos and yellow stars

* = Climate of fear led monarchs to begin to expel Jews from 1492 -

70k Castilian Jews and 10k Aragonese Jews were expelled

Main reason for F+I was religious - Listened to Torquemada who reported Christians were in danger from contact with the Jews

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