Official confusion over which children counted as innocent persisted to the end
Evidence
- Children of four and below who wanted to stay (how their wishes were to be ascertained is not stated) might with their parents’ agreement remain and not be expelled. We can see here and in the next clause that this issue of “innocent children” continued to be fudged. This went on until the end, and beyond. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1442