  0155548/  ion/limpiezasangre.html i. the toledo statute of 1449 a) background the first known statute of blood purity emerged in toledo in 1449. amidst a war between castile and aragon, toledo was ordered to raise funds for defense, prompting protests led by old christians against alonso cota, a converso who supported the tax. riots ensued, leading to the looting of cotas home and violence against wealthy conversos. eventually, pedro sarmiento declared the toledo statute, barring conversos from holding public office. b) arguments the arguments used against new christians were akin to those used against jews, accusing them of disloyalty, heretical practices, and historic betrayals, such as aiding muslims during the 711 conquest. c) papal response the king and his minister lvaro de luna did not quell the rebellion by force but pursued theological debates. figures like alonso daz de montalvo argued that such statutes fractured christian unity. in response, pope nicholas v issued a bull in 1449, affirming that all christians, regardless of their ancestry, were entitled to equal rights within the church and public office. this temporarily resolved the toledo conflict in favor of the conversos.
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