Mudéjar Cultural Institutions of Iberia

Timeline

1. c. 1150–1250Toledo · CastileAfter Christian kingdoms conquered Andalusi cities, capitulation treaties preserved Muslim religious practice, property, and some autonomy, forming the mudéjar legal status; Toledo, Zaragoza, and others became early institutional testing grounds.
2. c. 1250–1350Teruel · AragonMudéjar style matured in brick decoration, horseshoe arches, and geometric patterns; churches and civic buildings in Teruel, Seville, and elsewhere employed large numbers of Muslim craftsmen, forming a distinctive cross-religious artistic tradition.
3. 1311–1320Valencia · ValenciaIn the 1310s, Mudéjar communities in the Kingdom of Aragon were still governed by special regulations, bore tribute and frontier-defense obligations, retained mosques and Islamic courts, and coexisted with Christian and Jewish communities, forming an important component of the kingdom's administration and population structure.
4. 1492–1526Iberian Peninsula · Iberian PeninsulaAfter the fall of Granada, the Catholic Monarchs gradually abolished Muslim tolerance policies; forced conversion came in 1502 in Castile and 1526 in Aragon, abolishing the Mudéjar legal status, with only architectural and artistic styles surviving as historical heritage.