RICHARD A. FLETCHER

The cooperation between the Jews and Muslim Arabs invading Southern Spain represented a “Golden Age” for both groups. However, the Spanish Christians not only despised the Jews because they would not convert, but that they worked with and thrived with the Arab Muslims who the Christians viewed as invaders and occupiers of their land.

The cooperation between the Jews and Muslim Arabs invading Southern Spain represented a “Golden Age” for both groups. However, the Spanish Christians not only despised the Jews because they would not convert, but that they worked with and thrived with the Arab Muslims who the Christians viewed as invaders and occupiers of their land.