But the fall of Spain was occasioned by the expulsion of her Semitic population: a million families of Jews and Saracens, the most distinguished of her citizens for their industry and their intelligence, their learning and their wealth.
In his biography of Lord George Bentinck, Disraeli argues that Spain's decline was caused by the expulsion of its Jewish and Saracen populations.
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