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  2. Expulsion of the Moriscos - Wikipedia

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    The uneven distribution of admixture in Spain has been explained by the extent and intensity of Islamic colonization in a given area, but also by the varying levels of success in attempting to expel the Moriscos in different regions of Spain, [9] as well as forced and voluntary Morisco population movements during the 16th and 17th centuries. [43]

  3. When the Moors Ruled in Europe - Wikipedia

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    It is a two-part series on the contribution the Moors made to Europe during their 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal ending in the 15th century. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 Saturday 5 November 2005, [2] and was filmed in the Spanish region of Andalusia, mostly in the cities of Granada, Cordoba and the Moroccan city of Fes.

  4. Morisco - Wikipedia

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    While the Moors chose to leave Spain and emigrate to North Africa, the Moriscos accepted Christianity and gained certain cultural and legal privileges for doing so. [ 42 ] Many Moriscos became devout in their new Christian faith, [ 43 ] and in Granada, many Moriscos became Christian martyrs , as they were killed by Muslims for refusing to ...

  5. Slavery in al-Andalus - Wikipedia

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    The harem system that developed in the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphate, illustrated by the Abbasid harem, was reproduced by the Islamic realms developing from them, such as in the Emirates and Caliphates in Muslim Spain, Al-Andalus, which attracted a lot of attention in Europe during the Middle Ages until the Emirate of Granada was conquered in 1492.

  6. Moors - Wikipedia

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    The remaining Jews were also forced to leave Spain, convert to Roman Catholic Christianity, or be killed for refusing to do so. In 1480, to exert social and religious control, Isabella and Ferdinand agreed to allow the Inquisition in Spain. The Muslim population of Granada rebelled in 1499.

  7. Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The historian al-Tabari transmits a tradition attributed to Caliph Uthman, who stated that the road to Constantinople was through Hispania, "Only through Spain can Constantinople be conquered. If you conquer [Spain] you will share the reward of those who conquer [Constantinople]". The conquest of Hispania followed the conquest of the Maghreb. [7]

  8. Spain, Ireland to recognise Palestinian state on May 21 - EU ...

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    Spain, Ireland and other European Union member countries plan to recognise a Palestinian state on May 21, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said late on Thursday ahead of an expected U ...

  9. Conquest of the Canary Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church was also drawn by the news. In 1344, the Castilian-French noble Luis de la Cerda (Count of Clermont and Admiral of France ), then serving as a French ambassador to the papal court in Avignon , submitted a proposal to Pope Clement VI , offering the Church the more palatable vision of conquering the islands and converting the ...