Noticias sobre el cadi Rodrigo Aben Chapela de Aldeire y su familia

Authors

• Manuel Espinar Moreno

Abstract

In this article, we study the figure of the qadi Ali Aben Chapela, alquería of
Aldeire (Granada), in the Marquisate of Cenete and his family. After his conversion
to Christianity in 1500, Chapela would come to be called Rodrigo de
Mendoza. He was an effective collaborator of Cardinal D. Pedro González de
Mendoza and his son D. Rodrigo de Mendoza, first Marquis of the Cenete, until
his death. The Aben Chapela family was the most important family in the village
and the region. We analyze the central members of this family and the assets that
different members possessed, according to the book of the Moorish properties
written in 1550.