Religious conversion to Christianity was also a tax-base expansion

Evidence

The Crown might appear to be likely to lose as a result but really might hope to gain, because its large (two-thirds) share of the relatively easily administered tithing system would yield well, whereas if it continued to rely on imposts taken over from the ramshackle Nasrid system, endless litigation might be foreseen. The Church stood to gain from the change, too, because its admittedly small one-third share was to be collected from a newly enlarged tax base: the huge number of converts, people who up to this point had provided it with no revenue whatsoever. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 253 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Forced baptism enlarged the Church’s tax base by converting non-payers into tithe-payers — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 253

Broader Connections

• Forced baptism enlarged the Church’s tax base by converting non-payers into tithe-payers #exemplifies (0.92) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 253