The Expulsion of the Moriscos (Al-Andalus y la Historia, 2024-03-20)
by Mercedes García-Arenal & Gerard Wiegers
"Between 1609 and 1614 about 300,000 #Moriscos were forcibly expelled from Spain, chiefly through the Mediterranean ports, and sent to North Africa. This mass deportation was accomplished with the help of galleys and ships of the royal navy, and was strictly organized by the bureacracy of the Crown. With it the monarchy hoped to end more than a century of what was called “the Morisco question.” In this article we will analyze the positions of the political and religious authorities, and the factors that led to the solution that was finally found: the forced displacement of an entire religious and social group"
A remarkable astrolabe from Al-Andalus, hitherto unknown and unpublished, is preserved in the Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi-Erizzo in Verona. It is datable to the eleventh century and features added Hebrew and Latin inscriptions.
& finally from the trio of amazing medieval cities around Madrid, we visited Toledo 🇪🇸
with views across the Tagus river to the historic old town & cathedral