Religion and Society in Aragon

Question 1

How was religion in Aragon similar to that in Castile?

Answer 1

Had cases of ecclesiastical abuses and corruption

Question 2

Since the Christian Reconquest, how were Mudejars and Moriscos treated in society?

Answer 2

Assimilated into society (not a lot of tension)

Question 3

How did Christians in Valencia and Aragon give to Mudejars?

Answer 3

Gave civil rights and allowed practise of religious customs

Question 4

Approximately, how many Mudejars were there in Aragon and what were they?

Answer 4

300,000 - mostly skilled agricultural workers

Question 5

Why was there co-existence with the Jews but not the Conversos?

Answer 5

• not seen as genuine converts, believed to have converted to gain government power (Moriscos remained in rural areas)
• seen as money grabbing and not honest rural workers