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Isabella & Ferdinand's Granada

Not Just the Tudors

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The Muslim Perspective on Grenada

There are some interesting records, specifically at the time around, just after 1492. They were written by a young man on a place called Aerevalo in Castile. He traveled to Grenada shortly after 1492 and he met some of the Muslim community there. One of them was an elderly lady from Ubeva who worked for Sultan Boab deal's court. She gives a very fascinating account of the terrible good burning took place in one of the squares of Grenada. Where all Muslims were ordered to bring any books they had, except medical texts and put them on a bonfire.

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