Eleven years after first passing a (now repealed) law offering citizenship to people of Sephardic ancestry, a Spanish court has finally ruled that a surname once borne by Sephardic Jews and New Christians is not, of itself, evidence of Sephardic ancestry. Perhaps a little late to become compliant with genealogical standards. A ruling reported this week by Infobae is a useful reminder of where the evidential bar now sits for Spain’s Sephardic nationality law (Law 12/2015). The court refused an...