Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of maps
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the citation of sources, dates, places, and names
- Glossary
- List of abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I Muslim domination of the Ebro and its demise, 700–1200
- Part II Muslims under Christian rule
- Part III INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY IN THE CHRISTIAN EBRO
- INTRODUCTION
- CASE STUDY 1: FISCAL AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY: THE GALIPS, TEMPLAR VASSALS IN ZARAGOZA (1179–1390)
- CASE STUDY 2: FRANQUITAS AND FACTIONALISM IN DAROCA: THE LUÇERA FAMILY VS. THE ALJAMA (1267–1302)
- CASE STUDY 3: LITIGATION AND COMPETITION WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY: THE ABDELLAS OF DAROCA (1280–1310)
- CASE STUDY 4: ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION AND ROYAL COMPLICITY: ABRAHIM ABENGENTOR, ÇAUALQUEM OF HUESCA (1260–1304)
- CASE STUDY 5: OVERLAPPING AGENDAS: THE CAREER OF MAHOMET, ALAMINUS OF BORJA (1276–1302)
- CASE STUDY 6: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE INDIFFERENT: CHRISTIAN OFFICIALS IN THE EBRO REGION
- PERSONAL HISTORIES: THE INDIVIDUAL, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND
- Conclusions
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth series
CASE STUDY 1: FISCAL AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY: THE GALIPS, TEMPLAR VASSALS IN ZARAGOZA (1179–1390)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of maps
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the citation of sources, dates, places, and names
- Glossary
- List of abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I Muslim domination of the Ebro and its demise, 700–1200
- Part II Muslims under Christian rule
- Part III INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY IN THE CHRISTIAN EBRO
- INTRODUCTION
- CASE STUDY 1: FISCAL AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY: THE GALIPS, TEMPLAR VASSALS IN ZARAGOZA (1179–1390)
- CASE STUDY 2: FRANQUITAS AND FACTIONALISM IN DAROCA: THE LUÇERA FAMILY VS. THE ALJAMA (1267–1302)
- CASE STUDY 3: LITIGATION AND COMPETITION WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY: THE ABDELLAS OF DAROCA (1280–1310)
- CASE STUDY 4: ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION AND ROYAL COMPLICITY: ABRAHIM ABENGENTOR, ÇAUALQUEM OF HUESCA (1260–1304)
- CASE STUDY 5: OVERLAPPING AGENDAS: THE CAREER OF MAHOMET, ALAMINUS OF BORJA (1276–1302)
- CASE STUDY 6: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE INDIFFERENT: CHRISTIAN OFFICIALS IN THE EBRO REGION
- PERSONAL HISTORIES: THE INDIVIDUAL, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND
- Conclusions
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth series
Summary
The imposition of the Christian tax regime on the Muslims of the Ebro entailed much more than the mere redirection of taxes to a foreign fisc; the two systems were ideologically and practically distinct, and what had been a personal and quasi-religious obligation under Islam was converted into a communal and secular affair. The concepts which Christian practice brought included distinct categories of tax-payers, multiple tax jurisdictions, and personal or institutional privileges of exemption (franquitas). The last of these caused particular stresses, sowing conflict among aljama members and cementing bridges of interest between Muslim and Christian parties. A textbook case of what must have been a quite typical conflict is that of the Galip family of Zaragoza.
This family can be traced back to at least 1179, when Alfons I granted a certain “Galibh” of Zaragoza to the Temple, and next appears in 1278, in Pere II's extraordinary levy on the franci Muslims of the city. Here, the Templar vassal “Jucef de Galip” is assessed at 400 solidi, revealing him as the head of one of the city's wealthiest Muslim families. By this time, tensions were building between the wealthy franci and the majority of the aljama's inhabitants, who received a charter in 1284 confirming their right to levy royal taxes on this group. For their part, the franci were determined to avoid paying and were aided in this by ambiguities in the definition of franquitas.
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- The Victors and the VanquishedChristians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon, 1050–1300, pp. 329 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004