the spanish crown expelled the moriscos in 1609.
the spanish crown expelled the moriscos in 1609.
who did the spanish crown expel in 1609?
the moriscos
the aragonese crown's wealth and power stagnated and its authority was steadily transferred to the new spanish crown after that date—the demographic growth was partially offset by the expulsion of the jews from spain (1492), muslims (1502) and the expulsion of the moriscos (1609). it was unable to prevent the loss of roussillon in 1659, the loss of minorca and its italian domains in 1707–1716, and the imposition of french language on roussillon (1700) and castilian as the language of government in all the old aragonese crown lands in spain (1707–1716).
crown of aragon
don guillén's writings indicate he was aware of sectors of new spain's population discontented with spanish rule. he already knew that viceroy cadereyta had informed the crown about creole discontent. bishop don juan de palafox y mendoza, whom he had sailed with to new spain in 1640, became aligned with creoles against viceroy villena. it is not surprising then that in don guillen's description of sectors of new spain's population that were dispossessed and oppressed by the crown that american-born spaniards came first. even though he had denounced the illegitimacy of the spanish crown's sovereignty, don guillén mentions first the american-born spaniards (creoles). from the mid-sixteenth century forward, the crown had moved against the privileges of the spanish conquerors, in particular putting limits on the encomienda, grants of the labor and tribute from particular indian towns to particular spaniards by ending their inheritance in perpetuity. the crown increasingly privileged peninsular-born spaniards over creoles for appointment to civil and ecclesiastical posts. men who were appointed viceroy were almost exclusively peninsular-born, whose loyalty to the spanish crown was considered absolute. in the appointment of cadereyte, a creole born in peru, the crown had diverged from its pattern. his replacement viceroy villena, was a disaster, since he was the cousin of joão braganza, who became king of portugal following their successful rebellion in 1640 from the spanish crown, and in mexico city, the viceroy appeared to favor the portuguese merchant community, many of whom were conversos or crypto-jews. don guillén prepared a report to the count-duke olivares that there was real cause for concern with viceroy villena. bishop palafox had aligned with creole elites had similarly raised concerns about the situation to the crown. an order for the removal of viceroy villena was issued in 1642. palafox became viceroy, but this turned out to be only an interim appointment, with the crown quickly appointing a successor who would re-establish the traditional pattern of crown authority. creole hopes for a more sympathetic viceroy were ended.
william lamport