Spanish black legend
The first Moors were expelled from the Kingdom of Valencia. On April 9, 1609, Felipe III ordered the expulsion of all Moors. This decision was implemented in a phased manner between 16. The expulsion of the Moors (1894), by Gabriel Puig Roda. Museum of Fine Arts in Castellón. ( Wikimedia Commons )ĭespite this, towards the middle of the sixteenth century during the reign of Felipe II, the rebellion of the Alpujarras took place: an uprising that was repressed with severity, increasing the executions and deportations of the Moors to other areas of Spain. In fact, according to Henry Kamen, “From the 1570s, in Aragon and Valencia the Moors formed the bulk of the persecutions of the Inquisition. In the court of Granada itself, the Moors represented 82% of the accused between 15.” In the beginning, the Moors were Christianized in a much more peaceful way for two main reasons: first, in Valencia and Aragon the vast majority of Moors were also parts of the nobility and to chase them would have meant going against the economic interests of this powerful establishment secondly, in Granada there was fear in causing a rebellion in a vulnerable area, at a time when the Turks were lords and masters of the Mediterranean. The Inquisition not only persecuted the Jewish converts, but was also responsible for prosecuting Moriscos (baptized Moors), the converts from Islam who were suspected of not fully embracing their new faith, despite having accepted baptism. The Moors were concentrated mainly in the kingdoms of Granada, Valencia, and Aragon and many of them kept their Islamic religion secret. However, the policy against the Moors was different than that for the Jewish community.
Read Part I The Inquisition and the Moors Four hundred years of Inquisition were enough for us Spaniards and the legend will always remain in our country´s memories.The Spanish Inquisition was not only a controversial organization, but also little understood by the general public. It was an institution that is haunted by a dark legend and, as you know, legends often times have some truth and some falsehood to them. In this case the falsity begins with its origin, which is neither medieval nor Spanish, as is commonly believed. Southern Italy, (under Spanish control) had no Inquisition Tribunals but Sicily and Sardinia Spanish colonies in South America had Tribunals in Mexico, Peru and Cartagena (Colombia) Spanish Netherlands had their own Inquision Tribunals (it is said they were even more cruel than Spanish ones) but for so many reasons, the black legend belongs to Spain. The Crown of Aragon introduced it in 1249, but Spanish Inquisition was not established until 1478 by queen Elizabeth the First. sorry, bull fighting is NOT culture u.u) Of course I´m not proud of Spanish Inquisition at all, but Spanish Inquisition is overĪs you may know, Inquisition is NOT a Spanish invention (actually, it was created by pope Lucius the Third and first established in France), then it was later introduced in Spain. Here is Spain in his darker face, maybe most famous Spanish cultural contribution to Europe, the black legend of Spanish Inquisition. It was pretty fun to make this, and my first time using different types of brushes. My contribution for Dark Culture contest.