“Recalling the pivotal events of 1492 in Spain compels us to recognize the complexity of patterns of hate and the urgency of addressing them.” Just a few weeks ago, I stood in awe in the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Spain is on the brink of granting citizenship to the descendants of Jewish families expelled from the ...

THE expulsion of Spain’s Jews in 1492 was a black mark in a sad history. The land known as Sefarad had once been a refuge for them. Many who refused to convert to Christianity were mugged ...

Misha Glenny begins a history of Spain in 1492, the year frequently cited as the birth of modern Spain, but behind the national mythology lurks a troubling story of exclusion. Show more Catalonia ...