Loss of trained scholars, not official bans, killed written Arabic in Spain

Evidence

I was in their company, but I had not revealed to the Christian that I could read Arabic, because of the sentence of punishment which they usually passed upon those who appeared to do so. While he was reading the book there was hesitation at the correct reading of some words. So I said to them: “Maybe it means this!” They found that this was true. Thereupon the priest looked at me and said, “You know how to read Arabic? Do not be afraid [to admit it], because the archbishop is looking for someone who knows something of reading Arabic, so that he may explain something written in that language that has come to light.” — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1280 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Non-Arabic-speaking Spanish Muslims kept writing in Arabic as their sacred language; Being caught reading Arabic could bring punishment in Morisco Spain — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1280; Restricted access to foreign training forced Spanish Muslims into vernacular legal manuals — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 455

Broader Connections

• Being caught reading Arabic could bring punishment in Morisco Spain #complicates (0.80) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1280