_ 168 _ Thus, earnest in his opinions, he agreed for the debate to take place before the vicar of this city and for the notary to write down what transpired, so that he could not deny what had been accepted. Garcia de la Peña, the King of Ormuz’s interpreter, did the interpreting. He was really expert, from them many debates in which he had been my interpreter, and he was well versed in Latin. In this debate the Moor acknowledged to me that this religion was false and that it would be wrong-headed to uphold it(A). He was a good and wise philosopher because the Moors accept Aristotle and uphold many views of his disciples, the Peripatetics, and other philosophers. The debate over, I said to him that since he had conceded defeat, he was well on his way to becoming a Christian. When he heard this, he was still absorbed in the debate, but when he came to his senses and reflected on what he had admitted, he was embarrassed and indicated to me that he wished to consult other books until the following day, so as to proceed further. (A) Biminel: “….he admitted that his religion was false and it would be obstinacy to uphold it, and so he acknowledged the Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Ghost, three persons and only one true God.”
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