What is the setting in the novel, Incantation?

The setting of Alice Hoffman's novel "Incantation" is that of the Encalfora, in the region of Aragon, in the nation of Spain. The setting of the novel works perfectly for the novel, especially with respect to the themes of the plot. Spain, at the time of the Inquisition and the novel, was a Catholic state with a Jewish and Muslim population. Spain, having once been conquered by invading Muslim armies, has a legacy of division between religions, so hatred is boiling just beneath the surface. The rooting out of false Christians in the novel allows this deep-seated hostility to be launched into the open.