ii. the first statute of blood purity a) literature supporters of the statutes, like the franciscan alonso de espina, argued in works like fortress of the faith (1459) that conversos were guilty of the same alleged crimes as jews. conversely, figures like alonso de oropesa defended conversos, emphasizing unity within the church. b) influence of the inquisition the inquisition played a pivotal role in enforcing blood purity. cases of conversos secretly practicing judaism led to measures like barring conversos from joining religious orders. this culminated in pope alexander vi approving the first permanent statutes of blood purity for the jernimos order in 1496.
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