Then Torquemada appeared before the king, and, raising his crucifix on high, cried: 'Judas sold Christ for thirty pieces of silver.

Look ye to it, if ye do the like!' The edict of expulsion was issued on the last of March.

Before the last of July all Jews were sentenced to depart, carrying no gold or silver with them.
They disposed of their lands, houses, and goods for next to nothing, and went forth to die by thousands on the shores of Africa and Italy.

Twelve who were found concealed at Malaga in August were condemned to be pricked to death by pointed reeds.[89] The exodus of the Jews was followed in 1502 by a similar exodus of Moors from Castile, and in 1524 by an exodus of Mauresques from Aragon.
To compute the loss of wealth and population inflicted upon Spain by these mad edicts, would be impossible.

We may wonder whether the followers of Cortez, when they trod the teocallis of Mexico and gazed with loathing on the gory elf-locks of the Aztec priests, were not reminded of the Torquemada they had left at home.