[Netz]

Yes, 1492 is when the Kingdom of Spain issued and edict to expel all Jews from the Iberian peninsula and the Spanish Inquisition isn't exactly a bright spot on Spain and the Church...

[kearnyirish2]

In hindsight it was mild compared to alternatives; the British did the same with the Acadian populations in the Maritime Provinces in Canada, and nobody even cares. Britain wouldn’t accept a permanent fifth column in territory they claimed; Spain wouldn’t either and decided they’d rather be safe than sorry.