Moriscos

E66069

Moriscos were former Muslims in Spain who had been forcibly converted to Christianity and later faced widespread suspicion, discrimination, and eventual expulsion in the early 17th century.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Moriscos canonical 5
Mudéjares 2
Andalusian Moriscos 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethno-religious group
religious minority
causeOfExpulsion fear of Ottoman and Muslim alliances
internal security concerns
religious uniformity policies
conversionType forced conversion
country Spain
culturalAssimilationPolicy bans on traditional dress
forced dispersal and resettlement
prohibition of Arabic language
culturalPractice secret Islamic rituals (crypto-Islam)
use of Arabic in private
discriminationType ethnic discrimination
religious discrimination
social segregation
economicRole agricultural laborers
artisans
traders
endTime early 17th century
ethnicOrigin Moriscos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mudéjares

Muslim population of al-Andalus
expelledBy Philip III of Spain
expelledDestination France
Italy
North Africa
Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman territories
expelledFrom Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
expulsion Expulsion of the Moriscos
expulsionEnd 1614
expulsionStart 1609
language Aljamiado
Arabic
Spanish
legalStatus baptized Christians under Spanish law
mainChristianDenomination Roman Catholicism
mainRegion Kingdom of Aragon
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Granada
Kingdom of Valencia
notableEvent Morisco Revolt in Granada
surface form: Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571)
populationStatus suspected of crypto-Islam
relatedTo Moriscos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mudéjares

Islamic Spain
surface form: al-Andalus
religionAfterConversion Christianity
religionOriginal Islam
startTime late 15th century
subjectTo Spanish Inquisition
timePeriod early modern period
late Middle Ages

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inquisition targetedGroup Moriscos
Moriscos ethnicOrigin Moriscos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mudéjares
Moriscos relatedTo Moriscos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mudéjares
Morisco Revolt in Granada languageCommunity Moriscos
this entity surface form: Arabic-speaking Moriscos
Morisco Revolt in Granada ethnicGroupInvolved Moriscos
this entity surface form: Andalusian Moriscos
Aljamiado associatedWith Moriscos
Aljamiado culturalContext Moriscos
this entity surface form: Morisco culture