Reply To: Some important Halachos of Tefillah and pronunciation

twisted, most authorities agree that Sfard and Ashkenaz from Tanach are not Spain and Germany. The Abrabanel writes that when Sancheriv attacked Eretz Yisroel and took soldiers from many nations with him, he also took from Spain. He says that the Spanish king took some Yidden back home with him. Those Yidden helped settle the land and named their cities. Tuledo, which used to be called, Tulitula, was so called because of their Tilltul, their being tossed around.