10 Facts About Morisco

1.

Morisco ultimately upheld those conversions, therefore putting the force-converted subjects under the authority of the Inquisition, and issued declarations to the effect of forcing the conversion of the rest of the Muslims.

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2.

Morisco'storians have suggested that the Crown of Aragon was inclined to tolerate Islam in its realm because the landed nobility there depended on the cheap, plentiful labor of Muslim vassals.

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3.

The majority were expelled from the Crown of Aragon, particularly from Valencia, where Morisco communities remained large, visible and cohesive; and Christian animosity was acute, particularly for economic reasons.

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4.

Morisco cares more about money than religion, and left for Germany, from where he returned as a false pilgrim to unbury his treasure.

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5.

Morisco's daughter Ana Felix is brought to Berbery but suffers since she is a sincere Christian.

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6.

Toward the end of the 16th century, Morisco writers challenged the perception that their culture was alien to Spain.

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7.

One of the earliest re-examinations of Morisco expulsion was carried out by Trevor J Dadson in 2007, devoting a significant section to the expulsion in Villarrubia de los Ojos in southern Castille.

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8.

Villarubia's entire Morisco population were the target of three expulsions which they managed to avoid or from which they succeeded in returning from to their town of origin, being protected and hidden by their non-Morisco neighbours.

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9.

Morisco integration had reached high levels at the time of expulsion, they formed a strong socio-economic block with complex family ties and good-neighbourly relations.

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10.

Spain's Morisco population was the last population who self-identified and traced its roots to the various waves of Muslim conquerors from North Africa.

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