▁and ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁area ' s ▁economy . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁situation ▁varied ▁across ▁Spain . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁quarter ▁of ▁Cer vera ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁Catal an ▁troops ▁and ▁they ▁war ned ▁Jews ▁in ▁Tar reg a ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁fate . ▁These ▁events ▁set ▁off ▁the ▁em igration ▁of ▁aff lu ent ▁conver so ▁households ▁from ▁Barcelona . ▁The ▁situation ▁was ▁less ▁severe ▁for ▁Jews ▁and ▁convers os ▁in ▁Arag on . ▁In ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Arag on ▁the ▁strong ▁Jewish ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁mon archy , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁political ▁support , ▁re venue ▁supplies ▁and ▁assistance , ▁ens ured ▁their ▁relatively ▁sa fer ▁position . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁credit ▁mechan isms ▁by ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁Mor ved re ▁facil itated ▁the ▁Jewish ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁granted ▁the ▁Jews ▁domin ance ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ' s ▁credit ▁mark ets . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁community ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁generally ▁function ed ▁with ▁economic ▁success . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁economic ▁activity ▁was ▁divers ified ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Val encia ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Arag on . ▁Jews ▁continued ▁l ending ▁sums ▁to ▁non - J ew s ▁and ▁Jewish ▁us ury ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁cont ested ▁in ▁public , ▁and ▁religious ▁relations ▁remained ▁stable ▁and ▁un mar red ▁by ▁violent ▁activity . ▁ ▁France ▁Jews ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁prosper ity ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁in ▁Prov ence . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁significant ▁legal