PODER Y FISCALIDAD EN EL REINO DE GRANADA TRAS LA CONQUISTA: ALGUNAS REFLEXIONES1/Power and Taxation in the Kingdom of Granada after the Conquest: Some Reflections

The understanding of the fiscal system in the Kingdom of Granada after de Castilian conquest has been hampered by a historiographical tradition, which emphasized the singularity of the new Castilian kingdom related to the remains of Muslim traditions. This article looks over the known facts and provides new evidences in order to build up a new general model to understand the stability that the fiscal system shows under the reign of the Emperor Charles V. For that reason, this article studies Granada before and after the general conversion of its Muslim inhabitants to Christianity (1499-1501). Our aim is to point out three main facts. First, how worked the interaction between Islamic tradition and the needs of the Crown of Castile. Second, the requirements of tax consent to set the fiscal system and the political participation of the conquest Muslims. Third, the historical context, marked by forced conversions and the lost of more than one third of Muslim taxpayers who chose to emigrate, legally or illegally. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]