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The Moriscos who never left

Villarrubia de los Ojos, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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The Moriscos who never left

Curiosity · Villarrubia de los Ojos, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

Image of Villarrubia de los Ojos, not of the place itself.

In 1609 close to half the population of Villarrubia de los Ojos was morisco, an exceptional proportion in Castile. Despite three attempts at expulsion, they returned again and again and ended up integrating through mixed marriages.

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