Castile imposed its religious policy on Portugal via marriage leverage

Evidence

Opinion in that body was divided. Much earlier precedents for the expulsion of the Jews were adduced in the debate, but there were absolutely no parallels to adduce for such treatment of Muslims. That the pope himself tolerated Jews in the territories over which he ruled directly was of course a powerful argument against expulsion of the Jews from Portugal, but the other side in the debate, some of those speaking could list many countries from which Jews had already been driven out: England, France, Scotland, and Sweden, among others. The petulance of the speech with which Manuel cut through this inconclusive debate is striking, even when filtered through Dami˜ao de Gois’s reporting: “I am not concerned with the law,” the young king said: “I have made a vow (devoc¸ ˜ao) to do this, and my orders are to be carried out.” He seems to be implying that he had made a promise to his bride-to-be, and he would not be deflected from carrying it out. Before these particular marriage negotiations with the Castilian emissaries, Manuel had not been given to displays of piety. There is absolutely no indication that he had earlier held the creation of an all-Christian kingdom as a cherished objective of his own. We can only conclude that the Castilian negotiators used the leverage provided by his desire (for whatever reason) to finalize the marriage contract in order to impose on their Portuguese neighbor a religious policy that was theirs, rather than his. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 115 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Such dynastic details might seem totally irrelevant to the history of Spain’s Muslims, but in fact we need to pay close attention to them because out of the negotiations leading up to a marriage settlement between Manuel and Isabel there emerged, rather unexpectedly, the decision to expel Portugal’s Muslims. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 109 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Spain imposed forced conversion on Portugal before its own realms; Castilian negotiators imposed Portuguese Muslim expulsion via marriage leverage — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 115; A marriage negotiation between royal houses triggered Portugal’s Muslim expulsion. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 109 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Castilian negotiators imposed Portuguese Muslim expulsion via marriage leverage #corroborates (0.97) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 115
• A marriage negotiation between royal houses triggered Portugal’s Muslim expulsion. #corroborates (0.95) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 109