At the same time, the interest for ancient Arabic scientific and medical writings was still very prominent, in spite of the fact that a large part of the Muslim community who had refused to convert to Christianity, had been expelled from Spain along with similarly unconverted Jews during the year of 1492.
At the same time, a strong enthusiasm for ancient Arabic scientific and medical texts persisted, despite the fact that many Muslims who had not converted to Christianity were expelled from Spain, along with unconverted Jews, in 1492.