Morisco
- noun
- /məˈrɪskoʊ/
- Formal
- Scholars study Morisco literature to understand the challenges faced by former Muslims in Spain.
Examples
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During the 16th century, the Morisco population struggled to maintain their cultural identity.
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The expulsion of Moors and Jews in 1492, and of the moriscos, individuals of Moorish descent, in 1609, emphasized the boundaries of a map that had to be constantly policed.
Academic text (2003) -
Let us recall the historical circumstances in which this population came to be termed "Morisco" and eventually to be seen as a distinct and problematic minority.
Academic text (1995) -
On the one hand, it can, as in the Morisco case, constitute an outward sign of group identity, of community and differentiation from the norm.
Academic text (1995) -
The creative force required by this process calls for a mitigation of the image of the Morisco as a hapless victim of circumstance; it certainly testifies to a strong sense of cultural and religious identity.
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Curiously enough, the author of all these negative statements, Luce Lopez-Baralt, is a brilliantly sensitive and sympathetic scholar of Morisco literature.
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Many Morisco families faced discrimination in Spain after they converted to Christianity.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Morisco comes from Spanish Moro, the same as English 'Moor' for Muslim people from North Africa, plus the ending -isco which shows 'belonging to', so it named people who had been Muslim but became Christians in Spain.
