This led up to a rebellion in Granada (1499-1501), so the Muslims violated the terms of the Treaty of Granada, and were thus forced to choose between conversion to Christianity or exile. Alguacil eventually married her in Tétouan six years later. The rebellion of the Alpujarras of 1568–71, sometimes called the War of the Alpujarras or the Morisco Revolt, was the second such revolt against the Castilian Crown in the mountainous Alpujarra region. [48], After the suppression of the revolt, a significant portion of the Morisco population was expelled from the former Kingdom of Granada. Weapons, flour, oil, and other provisions were stored in caves which were inaccessible and safe, enough for six years.[17]. © Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project 1995-2020. Back then, diplomacy was limited to suggesting people convert to Christianity. The 1568 rebellion was known as the Rebellion of Alpujarras. At a meeting on 17 September 1568 it was proposed that they should elect a chieftain to lead the revolt. First rounded up and held in churches, then in harsh winter conditions, with little food, they were taken on foot in groups, escorted by soldiers; many died on the way. Muslim practices by "New Christians") would be strictly enforced; among other restrictions, it forbade the use of Arabic and the wearing of Moorish dress.
Don John arrived at Granada in April 1569. This violent conflict took place mainly in the mountainous Alpujarra region, on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada between Granada city and the Mediterranean coast, and is often known as the War of the Alpujarras. Since the Granadians had a large hand on the Moorish silk trade, the crown banned it in 1561. [note 3] It tells us that there were 23 settlers in Bubión plus 5 in Alguastar (later merged with Bubión), 29 in Capileira, 13 in Pampaneira. This revision was the underlying cause of the great uprising of 1569, the so‑called second "Alpujarras War" because Deza emphasized the worst features of this edict with its vulgar invasion of family privacy so sacred to Muslims, by public authorities and busy‑body neighbours. Spain had no qualms in crushing this potential link. This amazing cliff in the south face of Sierra Nevada, forms a part of the Natural Park and in its dramatic fall from the Veleta Peak, it comprises three villages of great beauty: Capileira, Bubión and Pampaneira. Rebelión de las Germanías, Revolt of the Brotherhoods ) was a revolt by artisan guilds against the government of King Charles I in the Kingdom of Valencia, part of the Crown of… … Wikipedia, Military history of the Revolt of the Comuneros — Contents 1 Army organization and composition 1.1 Comunero forces 1.2 Royalist forces … Wikipedia, John of Austria — Don John of Austria redirects here. [47], This distinct attitude of the towns can be explained by the presence of a greater number of "Old Christians" and better integration of the Moriscos in these communities.
The Morisco Revolt (1568−1571), also known as War of Las Alpujarras or Revolt of Las Alpujarras, in what is now Andalusia in southern Spain, was a rebellion against the Crown of Castile by the remaining Muslim converts to Christianity from the Kingdom of Granada. Ferdinand himself led an army into the area. [46] Moriscos living in the towns—including the capital, Almería, Málaga, Guadix, Baza, and Motril—and their surrounding areas did not take part in the uprising, although they sympathised with it. However, when resistance hit closer home, it became a matter of national importance. The mountain villages had joined the revolt, burning churches, assassinating priests and other Christians. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aben_Humeya&oldid=972564969, Articles with empty sections from March 2017, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 August 2020, at 18:57. "[43], When the rebellion began, the Kingdom of Granada counted barely 150,000 inhabitants, most of them Moriscos. The Spanish Civil War half a century ago, saw non‑Catholics summarily labelled "Communists" and subject to arrest, jail and possible execution in the same arbitrary fashion, as happened with the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was shot one night in 1936 in his beloved city of Granada. The Muslim population was initially tolerated under the terms of the Treaty of Granada: they were allowed to stay in their dwellings, to be judged according to their own laws, they would not be obliged to convert to Christianity. There he was joined by a second army under the Duke of Sessa, which had left Granada in February and had crossed the Alpujarra from west to east.