Expulsion conveniently canceled Christian debts owed to Morisco creditors

Evidence

In the background to these policy debates was the major question of municipal indebtedness. As has been explained above, a class of rich Moriscos had emerged who in some cases (in contravention of Islamic bans on usury of course) held income-yielding investments (censos, etc.). If Morisco creditors were shipped off abroad, Christians who had taken out loans from them would never be required to pay them back. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1392 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Christians stood to escape their debts if Morisco creditors were expelled. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1392; Valencian nobles faced crushing debts that expulsion of their tenants would relieve; Expelled Moriscos left behind unpaid debts the Crown hoped to seize. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1164

Broader Connections

• Christians stood to escape their debts if Morisco creditors were expelled. #corroborates (1.00) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1392