Expulsion of the Moriscos
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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
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
Emirate of Granada
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The Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was an Islamic polity in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Late Middle Ages, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty. It was the last i
The Alhambra was the Nasrid citadel and residence in Granada. The Alcazaba fortress, seen here, is its oldest part and was probably Ibn al-Ahmar's initial residence.
Granada and its surrounding states in 1360
The Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo in Granada, a palace dated to the time of Muhammad II
A bronze lamp from the main mosque of Alhambra, dated to 1305 during the reign of Muhammad III