Cisneros inserted Muslim expulsion as an afterthought to the Jewish demand.

Evidence

For good measure, and this is what is of relevance to us here, Cisneros added in the course of the negotiations the further stipulation that the Muslims of Portugal should be eliminated at the same time as the Jews. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 112

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Why did Cisneros himself add the Muslims to a demand about Jews? Personal zeal? Strategic extension of the Inquisition’s mandate?