June 16, 2010
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García Barranco Margarita et al., « Attitudes des morisques et des chrétiens du royaume de Grenade face à l’esclavage », Cahiers de la Méditerranée, ID : 10.4000/cdlm.4916
Moriscos and Christians had a similar attitude towards slavery in Early Modern Times since they shared the cultural representations and social stratified values of the time regarding the enslavement of “the other”, therefore both communities owned slaves in 16th century Spain. Historical sources concerning the Kingdom of Granada confirm that Moriscos owned mainly Black African slaves and, in certain cases, they were even masters of North African Arabs and other Moriscos that had been captivated during the Alpujarras revolt (1568-1571). In this article, we will analyze how the progressive decline of this newly converted community goes along with their attitude towards slavery, especially when Moriscos moved from being slave proprietors to become enslaved victims. We will study particularly how this process affected the common Moorish population since noblemen with Arabic ancestors found their way to keep their slaves through royal privileges and special licences provided by the King of Spain.