Lubna Alli

One of my favourite readings for this course was The Legend of Susona’s Daughter which speaks not only about a love story, but which also questions the possible different historical outcomes given one action versus another.

The root of the failure of the love story between the converted Jew named Susona and the Christian noble who lived outside the Barrio was the Inquisition. This killing and injustice for different beliefs are all too common in not only Spanish history but also in world history. The injustices of the Jews and Muslims have happened in Canadian history, as well as German, Polish and French history, to name a few.

My take on this issue is that no matter the country that did the injustice, any country would have gotten the blame. The end of the reading predicts that the course of Spanish history could’ve changed if the rebellion advanced and Susona did not betray her father. I am inclined to believe that this is not necessarily the case. The bottom line is that the world is cruel and history has a way of repeating itself. During the time of the inquisition, whether you were innocent or not it did not matter, as the tribunal was looking for any minuscule reason to imprison any non-Christian. It would only be a matter of time before the next person would’ve triggered the inquisition and the result of the rebellion would remain the same.