Moriscos

The city suffered a terrible crisis when the Moriscos were expelled.

The Moriscos speedily lost heart and sought terms of surrender.

However, it was not clear how that should apply to the Moriscos, who were officially Christian.

These nobles benefited the most from the poor and cheap workforce that the Moriscos provided.

They viewed the Moriscos with resentment and considered them economic and social rivals.

Practically no Moriscos were trusted to be noblemen, soldiers, or priests.

Moriscos were required to wear upon their caps and turbans a blue crescent.

This new Christian population, forcibly converted, will come to be known as the Moriscos.

Agricultural productivity was to suffer considerably after the official expulsion of the moriscos in 1609.

However, he had created a problem that would only end with the expulsion from Spain of Moriscos in 1609.

When the king forbid further raids, the Moriscos lost contact with Islam.

He expelled the moriscos from the Peninsula (1609), a decision which impoverished agriculture and commerce in the country.

This eventually culminated with the overall Expulsion of the Moriscos.

They were known as Moriscos and considered New Christians.

The Moriscos tried to negotiate its suspension, as in 1526, but this King was inflexible.

One of the major causes behind the first revolt was public distrust and hatred of the Moriscos.

Muslims who converted only overtly were called Moriscos.

Following their defeat in 1571, almost all Moriscos were expelled from the province of Granada.

Religious persecution led Philip to declare the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609.

The Moriscos would be allowed to take anything that could carry, but their homes and land would pass into the hands of their masters.

In 1568 he supported the insurrection of the Moriscos in Spain.

Still, fears ran high among the population that the Moriscos were traitorous, especially in Granada.

There were also many acts of vengeance by Moriscos against "Old Christians".

The total number expelled has been estimated at some 80,000, or roughly half of Granada's Moriscos.

The Muslim communities converted became known as Moriscos.