the inquisition and the coversos of the jews Flashcards
what was the situation and state of jews and converses in spain prior to 1478?
in 1477 isabella declared that all jews were hers and under her protection
judaism was a minority faith - there way of life was seen as alien to the catholic spaniards
the growth of converses was becoming a greater concern,the ere entitled to full civil liberties.
why was the inquisition introduce after 1478?
the Archbishop of seville conducted an enquiry into the problem of false converses
when he brought up this problem with the queen she realised that this problem was not only in seville but the rest of castile.
she asked the pope to let her introduce a spanish inquisition, it was introduced in 1480 ender the influence of two dominican inquisitors
not everyone in castile was welcome to this inquisition.
why was the decision taken to force conversion of the jews in Aragon and Castile in 1492?
the main view that the strategy of isolation Jews into ‘aljamas’ to prevent converses from to prevent them from backsliding had failed
on the 31st of march a royal decree was published - all jews had until 31st of july to convert or to emigrate. one of the most likely influencers on the catholic monarchs was Torquemada.
the crown did not financially benefit from the expulsion of the jews - murphy argues that there was actually a decline in royal revenue
what happened in March 1492
a decree was issued ordering jews to convert to christianity or leave after 4 months
