Luis Beltrán’s words are a historical diagnosis of the legal situation of the Moriscos. After centuries of relative tolerance, the status of the Mudejars was jeopardised by the outbreak of the Revolt of the Agermanada (1520-1523). In this revolt, the aljamas were raided and the Moors were forcibly converted. This was because the Agermanados believed that the Moors were allies of the lords they were against. The preponderance of a millenarian sentiment and the consequent exacerbation of religious feelings may also have played a role. In any case, forced conversions were contradictory to joining the Catholic religion, which had to be done of one’s own free will. For example, the situation that arose for the Moors in Carlet is illustrative, where at the baptismal font they were warned by the vicar Candela that they would not be baptised if they did not want to be, despite the fact that, at the door of the religious building, the Moors would not be allowed to choose by the German troops. In 1526 Charles I ratified the validity of the conversions even though the lords wanted the Moors to return to their former state as Muslims. This was because the lords wanted to exercise their jurisdiction over the Moors and avoid interference from the ecclesiastics. However, now that they were converted, the Moors came under the jurisdiction of the Inquisition.

Collection: Texts

Chronology: XVI

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/28462/1/RHM_27.pdf

Resource type: Historical source

Source: Instituto Valencia de don Juan (Madrid), envío 1, pieza 183

Language: Spanish

Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)

Identifier: Instituto Valencia de don Juan (Madrid), envío 1, pieza183

Abstract: In this lost writing of which some copies have been preserved, the Dominican Luis Beltran reaffirms the Catholic condition of the Moriscos after their baptism

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