<P> After 1491 , the entire peninsula was controlled by Christian rulers . The conquest was followed by the Alhambra Decree ( 1492 ) which expelled Jews who would not convert to Christianity from Castile and Aragon , and a series of edicts ( 1499 -- 1526 ) which forced the conversions of the Muslims in Spain . Since the mid-19th century , the idea of a ' reconquest ' took hold in Spain associated with its rising nationalism and colonialism . </P>
<P> After 1491 , the entire peninsula was controlled by Christian rulers . The conquest was followed by the Alhambra Decree ( 1492 ) which expelled Jews who would not convert to Christianity from Castile and Aragon , and a series of edicts ( 1499 -- 1526 ) which forced the conversions of the Muslims in Spain . Since the mid-19th century , the idea of a ' reconquest ' took hold in Spain associated with its rising nationalism and colonialism . </P>
who was driven out of spain during the reconquista
who was driven out of spain during the reconquista
Jews
Jews