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Expulsión morisca y repoblación de Alcolea

Alcolea, Alpujarra Almeriense, Almería

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Expulsión morisca y repoblación de Alcolea

Historical milestone · Alcolea, Alpujarra Almeriense, Almería

Image of Alcolea, not of the place itself.

Founded as the Andalusi alquería of "Alcolaya", Alcolea saw the expulsion of its Morisco population in 1567 and its subsequent repopulation with Old Christians around 1570-1580, after the War of the Alpujarras.

Photo: Zezinho72 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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