The Inquisition tribunal

Indeed the Christians have violated their agreements and breached the conditions. They even obliged the Muslims to convert to Christianity in the year 904 [1499]. Worse it has been claimed that priests forced Christians who had converted [to Islam] to reverse their decision, which they were forced to do. They went further asserting that every Muslim had a grand-father who was a converted Christian and that he was thus originally Christian himself... This was the cause of Christianisation. In this way they all converted, whether they were country or city dwellers. As against that some refrained from this and separated themselves from the rest of the population. Alas that was of no use... They were peacefully expelled towards Fez. They could take only their children and very little money they left behind everything else they had. Meanwhile the Muslims that declared themselves converted to Christianity, worshiped God and prayed secretly. And with good reason : the Christians intensified their inquisition and even burnt many of those... This went on until the 1017 (1610) expulsion.

Al-Maqqari, Nafh at-tib min ghusn al-Andalus ar-ratib, Beirut, 2008, T. 4, p 527-528

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