The second rebellion of the Alpujarras, sometimes called the War of the Alpujarras or the Morisco Revolt, was triggered by Philip II of Spain's Pragmatic Sanction of 1567 and was the second Morisco re
Forced conversion under Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros was one of the main causes of the rebellions.
A Morisco family walking in the country, by Christoph Weiditz, 1529.
The acclamation of Aben Humeya as king of the Moriscos
Tablate bridge
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
Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571)
…same flat-roof style. Mosques were destroyed or turned into churches; towers replaced minarets. Between 1609 and 1614, the Spanish Crown undertook the expulsion of the Moriscos from all over Spain. About half of Granada's Moriscos remained in the region after the dispersal; only 2,000 were expelled from the city of Granada…
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