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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No series of parliamentary labours had ever produced so much influence in the country in so short a time.
Whenever a great question arose, the people out of doors went to Lord George Bentinck, and when the discussion commenced, he was always found to be the man armed with the authority of knowledge.
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