The Little Moors, also known as the ‘Moriscos’. To put it simply, they are the former Muslim Moors in the Iberian Peninsula who converted to Christianity.

It turns out that since the fifth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, when the Spanish 'double kings' Fernando II and Isabella unified the Iberian Peninsula, according to their agreement with the last Sultan of Granada, the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula could still

Maintain your Islamic religious beliefs.

However, later, due to the rising national sentiment and pressure from radical religious figures in the country, the two kings finally reneged on their original agreement with the last Sultan of Granada. They ordered that all Moors who insisted on believing in Islam must voluntarily leave Ibi.

Maria Peninsula, leaving Spain.

If they wanted to stay in Spain, the Moors had to convert. Only by converting to Christianity could they retain their property in Spain.

As a result, a large number of Moors had to choose to convert to Christianity on the surface in order to save their lives and wealth. And these converted Moors were called 'Moriscos' by the Spanish, which is also the little Moors.

However, although these "little Moors" converted to Christianity on the surface, they were only extremely reluctant to perform the minimum religious obligations.

As for the "little Moors" at the lower level, most of them rarely communicate with the Spanish except for the names of the two kings, and they basically have no sense of national identity.

Moreover, these people not only have a huge language gap with their Christian neighbors, but they also continue to maintain Muslim customs in their living habits.

For example, they do not eat pork, continue to practice circumcision, etc. Even their children after receiving Christian baptism will be washed clean with the so-called holy water afterwards.

Although they will also hold a wedding in a Christian ceremony as required, after returning home, they will hold another wedding in the traditional Muslim way.

Therefore, the series of behaviors of these "little Moors" will naturally make the real Christians in Spain feel a huge gap and at the same time be wary of them.

In addition, they share the same language with the Moors who were exiled to North Africa, so as long as there are "little Moors" in the city, almost all of them have become the land bases of the Barbary pirates composed of Moors in Spain.

As a result, the Spanish will naturally take more severe sanctions against these "little Moors" who are in Cao's camp but whose hearts are with the Han.

Later, with Spain's continuous foreign victories and colonial expansion, Spain finally had the confidence to strengthen the assimilation of these Moors who were not our own race. For example, it abolished the veil, Arabic and the Koran, forced them to study the Bible, etc.

In the first year of the Longqing reign of the Ming Dynasty, as one of the strategies to strengthen assimilation, Felipe II even ordered the demolition of the Albraham Baths, which had important religious and historical significance for the "little Moors".

The result of demolishing this bathhouse was that the "little Moors" in the entire Apgaras area had to support Hernando de Balor, the descendant of the Caliph of Cordoba, as king, and the Moors broke out.

The Great Revolt of Liscor.

However, how could the 'little Moors' who revolted with all their blood and courage be the Spaniards' opponents in that peak era when Spanish generals were emerging in large numbers? Therefore, the uprising of these 'little Moors' was destined to be nothing but a success.

It ended tragically in failure.

In the end, after experiencing a series of cruel scorched-earth policies, the famous Spanish general Don Juan successfully suppressed the resistance of the "little Moors". A large number of rebels were executed or sent into slavery. All Moors suspected of participating in the rebellion

All the people were sent to scattered places in Christian communities.

As for Seville, as the most prosperous metropolis in Spain after the discovery of the New World, it also has a large need for labor, so naturally, there are also a large number of "little Moors" who were sent here to live.

This time, the Spaniards who took advantage of the Ming army's departure from the city to rebel and cause rebellion were basically Christians, but the "little Moors" basically did not participate.

Therefore, after discovering this, Wang Hui suddenly thought of a way to recruit these "little Moors" for my use.

"As the saying goes, the enemy of our enemy is our friend! Since we can't deal with these 'little Moors' and those so-called Christians, then we can just use them. Maybe even...hehe!"

Finally, after listening to Wang Hui's introduction to these "little Moors", everyone unanimously agreed to Wang Hui's proposal to recruit "little Moors" as mercenaries.

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"Listen up, our Ming Dynasty has a saying, the enemy of our enemy is our friend! We, the Ming Dynasty, also deeply sympathize with the blood feud between you Moors and those Christians. I, the Ming Dynasty, have no territorial occupation requirements for Spain.

,So, we have no long-term plans to occupy Seville..."

"Of course, if you can show enough sincerity, for example, help us suppress the rebellion. At that time, after I, the Ming Dynasty, withdraw from this place, I will hand over Seville to you Moors to rule, and even support you to restore the country and build another

A brand new Muslim country is not something that cannot be discussed..."

Looking at the group of palace servants and maids in front of him, Wang Hui took out his identity as the young commander of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force and made a promise to them solemnly.

It turned out that when Wang Hui and the others decided on a method of recruiting "little Moors" as mercenaries, they recruited the servants and maids from the palace with the idea of ​​giving it a try, and planned to send them out to contact the "little Moors".

It was discovered that they were the "little Moors" that Wang Hui said.

Therefore, when Wang Hui discovered that these servants and maids were Moorish, and thought that these servants and maids were recruited again after the Ming army occupied Seville, he had a flash of inspiration, and with great blessing, Wang Hui temporarily recruited them.

The remuneration for the 'little Moors' as mercenaries changed from gold and silver to land, and to a promise to support them in rebuilding the Muslim country.

"This young general... what the young general said is true?"

The little Moorish servants and maids who originally didn't care much about what Wang Hui said at the beginning were so excited when they finally heard that Ming Dynasty was willing to support them in rebuilding a Muslim country.

Trembling!

There is no way, it is not easy to live in a subjugated country, and it is even harder to live under someone else's roof. Hearing about the opportunity to rebuild his own Muslim country in his homeland is very attractive to this 'little Moor' who has been bullied by Christians.

, tantamount to the arrival of their God.

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