Alfonso’s ideology outlived his reign to shape Castilian policy
Evidence
This of course did not prevent Jaume from being the more effective ruler or save Alfonso from rebellion by Castilian nobles, Muslim subjects in Andalusia, and his own son Sancho. If Alfonso failed to realize the grandiose role put forward in the texts and miniatures of his scriptorium, he did, through his legal and historiographical texts, establish a blueprint for power that his successors would relentlessly pursue. … Muslims and Jews of Castile would increasingly be forced into the roles given them by the king of three religions. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 997
Categorization
- QUESTION: Worth chasing: how exactly did this ‘blueprint’ translate into later forced-conversion and expulsion policies toward Muslims and Jews?