Coïmbre, Tolède, Lisbonne

Abstract

At Coimbra, in 1064, as at Toledo, in 1095, and again at Lisbon, in 1147, the so-called "Reconquest" coming from the north of the peninsula, even from further afield, found on the spot groups of Arabized Christians, who are commonly refered to as "Mozarabs". But the fate of them all turns out to be very different from case to case. While in Toledo the Mozarabs set the tone, at least linguistically, until the very end of the 13th century, the Mozarabism did fade out rapidly in the two Portuguese towns, disappearing as early as the course of the 12th century.This article is an effort to explain that difference and to find its cause.

Keywords

• Mozarabs
• Al-Andalus
• Reconquest
• Almohads
• Arabization