The 1497 Portuguese conversions warned Spanish Muslims of imminent danger

Evidence

From the point of view of Spain’s Muslims, what went on in Portugal in 1497 was a very clear warning; from then onward they must have been aware that putting an end to the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula was a cause dear to the Spanish monarchs’ hearts. This must have created considerable unease among Muslims on the Spanish side of the frontier, and so is not to be disregarded when we come to consider how rapidly the seeds of revolt could be propagated among the Granadan Muslims three years later. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 106

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the 1499-1501 Granadan revolts and to broader patterns of minority response to escalating state persecution.