Thomas Torquemada. the sadistic inquisitor in the Spain of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. having driven out the Moors from Spain. turned his attentions to the Jews. and. after royal consent to their expulsion. expatriated 800.000 Jewish families. who fled to Holland. Russia. the Balkans. Italy. the Dutch East Indies. Tunis. Tripoli. Morocco. and other countries that granted them shelter. These countries of refuge profited greatly by the arrival of the new Jewish immigrants. but Spain lost her commanding position among the nations of that time and has been on the downgrade ever since. The great Empire of Spain has disintegrated. Today in Germany the same conditions obtain that did in Spain under Torquemada.
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