Apart from its importance as a documentary and historical source, the book was intended to perpetuate the record and the infamy of the converts, and it contributed notably to provide an ideological basis for the segregation of the Xuetes and to perpetuate it.
Deixando de lado a súa importancia como fonte documental e histórica, a intención do libro era perpetuar o recordo e a infamia dos conversos e contribuíu notablemente a sentar as bases ideolóxicas da segregación dos xuetas e a perpetuala.