The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492 by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the expulsion of Jews from the Kingdom of Spain and its territories and possessions by 31 July of that year. The edict was formally revoked on 16 December 1968, following the Second Vatican Council. Today, the number of Jews in Spain is estimated at 50,000.