The Jews were expelled from Spain in that year.
The Moors and the Jews were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 1490s.
They did not need to flee. Spain was never occupied, nor did it have to surrender its Jews.
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They were expelled from the kingdom!
In Western history, 1492 is significant for being the first voyage of Columbus and the year that Spain expelled the Jews and Moors (Moslems).
They were expelled from the kingdom, unless they converted to Christianity.
All of the Jews that wouldn't convert to Catholicism were expelled.
Often, these migrations were because the Jews were expelled from the various countries (England, France and Spain are examples). See also the Related Link.The diaspora
Reconquistas basically were Spanish soldiers who had lost southern Spain to Muslims and Jews and expelled them out. it was an inquisition like the diaspora.
The Reconquista. Jews and Muslims alike were driven out of Spain. The Reconquista ended in 1492 when Moorish Granada surrendered. The Muslims were allowed to remain in Spain. The Jews and the Muslims were expelled later.
The Catholic Church in Spain, and the Spanish Inquisition, either killed, expelled or forced the Jews and Muslims in Spain to convert.