Collaborationist conversions backfired by triggering renewed revolt

Evidence

The arrival of the newly baptized ex-rebel leaders back in their home regions at the end of September provoked indignant rage: many of the young men of a die-hard persuasion once more took to the mountains, and so the Castilians had again to campaign in rough country where their guerrillero adversaries were at an advantage, and it was difficult to deploy heavy weapons. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 217 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: The 1960s revolts linked workplace exploitation to cultural and creative stifling — Max Haiven, Cultures of Financialization, 438; Collaborator conversions back home triggered renewed mountain uprisings — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 217; Repeated conversion efforts backfired and hardened Morisco resistance — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1417 (+2 more)

Broader Connections