Spanish policy by 1511 targeted total erasure of Granada’s Islamic way of life.

Evidence

The objective now in 1511 was more far-reaching. It was aimed at having the ex-Muslims in Granada forget their old Islamic way of life completely (quenoubiesenmasmemoriadelascosasdemoros), and so they were to dress like Christians—and any tailor who made them new Moorishstyle garments risked a heavy fine. They were to employ Christian-style butchers (and any who performed halal slaughtering ran the risk of having his goods and property confiscated). Arabic was still tolerated, but all books in Arabic were now to be handed in so that they could be checked. Harmless practical manuals would be returned, but works of Islamic law (xara y c¸unna) would be burned. Estates were no longer to be divided at death according to Islamic law. The former Muslims were forbidden to sell their property (clearly an attempt to prevent a wave of emigration), whereas in 1501 the Catholic Monarchs had been prepared to concede the right of the converts to sell their property (vendersusfasiendasycasas,que lo pueda haser syn enpedimiento alguno) in order to allow them to move. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 374