The Iberian Peninsula has received many names throughout history, including Ibérica, Hispania, Al-Andalus or Sefarad. Sefarad was the name given to this territory by the Jewish population – and served to define Jews who lived in the kingdoms of Castille, Aragon and Portugal. There are records of Jews in the Iberian Peninsula since Roman times, and regardless as to whether they were important members of society –such as doctors, tax collectors or translators– they were expelled by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492. Those who chose to stay and convert to christianity were always under suspicion of being false converts. Those who left had to leave almost everything behind. In 2015, a law gave Jews who descended from those expelled from the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon (back in the 15th century) the right to ask for Spanish nationality.