The first rebellion of the Alpujarras of 1499–1501 was a series of uprisings by the Muslim population of the Kingdom of Granada, Crown of Castile against their Catholic rulers. They began in 1499 in t
Forced conversions under Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros were considered violations of the Treaty of Granada and were the main trigger of the rebellion.
A 2010 panorama of the Albayzín, where the initial uprising took place
Capileira, an Alpujarran village, in 2000, which retains many features from the time of Muslim inhabitants. The uprisings took place in such villages.
A depiction of a Morisco family, by Christoph Weiditz, 1529
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The Alpujarra is a natural and historical region in Andalusia, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. The average elevation is 1,200 metres above sea level. It extend
Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1499–1501)
…1491 Treaty of Granada. The uprising in the city quickly died down, but it was followed by more serious revolts in the nearby mountainous area of the Alpujarras. The Catholic forces, on some occasions led personally by King Ferdinand, succeeded in suppressing the revolts and inflicted severe punishment on the…
The three villages of the Poqueira valley: Pampaneira, Bubión, Capileira with the Sierra Nevada in the background.
Roofs and chimneys in Bubión
Another typical Alpujarran village, Busquístar
A street corner in Trevélez showing traditional architecture and door curtain