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Did the moors create Spanish?
No, that doesn’t make any sense. As a start, Spanish did not exist, no one spoke Spanish, least of all the Moors. There were 4 languages in Al Andalus at the begining: Arabic, Mozarabic, Hebrew and Latin.
What legacy did the Moors leave in Spain?
The Moors ruled parts of Andalucia from the early 8th until the late 15th centuries – 800 years of history. Their legacy, especially in terms of what we can see today, was considerable, with two of the region’s most important and most-visited monuments – the Alhambra and the Mezquita – dating from Moorish times.
When was Spain conquered by the Moors?
711
In 711 the Islamic Arabs and Moors of Berber descent in northern Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar onto the Iberian Peninsula, and in a series of raids they conquered Visigothic Christian Hispania.
Will Spain give citizenship to descendants of Muslims expelled from Spain?
Muslims are now demanding reciprocity, demanding that the Spanish government grant automatic citizenship to millions of descendants of Muslims who were also expelled from Spain in the Middle Ages.
Who were the Moors and when did they invade Spain?
The Spanish occupation by the Moors began in 711 AD when an African army, under their leader Tariq ibn-Ziyad, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from northern Africa and invaded the Iberian peninsula ‘Andalus’ (Spain under the Visigoths).
Can Sephardic Jews claim citizenship in Spain?
Under existing Spanish law, Sephardic Jews already benefit from a preferential naturalization procedure that allows them to claim Spanish citizenship after having lived in Spain for only two years, a privilege that is also available to citizens of Spain’s former colonies in Latin America and elsewhere.
What happened to the Moriscos in Spain?
The Moriscos were the descendants of the Muslim population that converted to Roman Catholicism under threat of exile from Ferdinand and Isabella in 1502. From 1609 through 1614, the Spanish government systematically forced an estimated 350,000 Moriscos to leave Spain for Muslim North Africa.
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