The 1497 Portuguese demands reveal Castile’s intent to end Mudejarism at home

Evidence

I therefore regard the conditions imposed on Portugal in 1497 as the first indication that Castile8 envisaged putting an end within its own territories to the medieval Mudejar dispensation according to which Christian rulers accepted Muslims as their subjects. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 116

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the Mudejar dispensation: the medieval arrangement whereby Christian rulers accepted Muslims as subjects.