Muhammad ibn Umayyah better known by the hispanicized version of his name, Aben Humeya, was a Morisco leader proclaimed King of the Moriscos by the insurgents in 1568, he organized guerrilla resistanc
Statue of Aben Humeya (Ibn Umayya), Berja, Spain
Depiction of Fernando de Válor (Aben Humeya) as Christian
The acclamation of Aben Humeya as king of the Moriscos
The Hernandos and Valor family tree
The Expulsion of the Moriscos was decreed by King Philip III of Spain on April 9, 1609. The Moriscos were descendants of Spain's Muslim population who had been forced to convert to Christianity. Since
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…although actually also had some influence on the local Moriscos who had until then become more assimilated. This eventually culminated with the overall Expulsion of the Moriscos. Morisco…
The Expulsion at the Port of Denia, by Vicente Mestre
Embarking of the Moriscos at Valencia, by Pere Oromig
Disembarking of the Moriscos at Oran port (1613, Vicent Mestre), Fundación Bancaja de Valencia
The distribution of North African Admixture in the Iberian Peninsula