REL 2120 Study Guide - Marrano, Fiscus Judaicus, Avast Software
Document Summary
Henry of trastamara: lateran council edicts 1390. In spain all religions resided in peace for a long time because nobody could claim a majority of the people. Years later the new king required a literal enforcement of the lateran council edicts in 1390. Jews were forced to choose between baptism and death. A vast majority of those who did convert remained unaffected by the act of baptism: these people were dubbed marranos or pigs, many jewish marranos really were sincere converts, but a marrano was a. Jew who appeared to convert for a reason other than wanting to. Political reality and tax farming: every head of state a christian, a king or queen b. The kings viewed jews as ideal tax collectors: nobles with absolute power over their own vast tracts of territory, taxes for the entire estate had to be paid by the noble.
