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The expulsion of the Moriscos from Chelva

Chelva, Los Serranos, Valencia

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The expulsion of the Moriscos from Chelva

Historical milestone · Chelva, Los Serranos, Valencia

Image of Chelva, not of the place itself.

Of the seven hundred and forty households the town had, two hundred and seventy were Morisco; their departure sank the population, which in 1646 barely reached four hundred houses and took generations to recover.

1609

Photo: Frank Baulo (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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