Despair drove Moriscos to hope for apocalyptic deliverance

Evidence

Some seem to have thought that if only they could hold out for sufficient time, help might reach them from across the seas, or from some supernatural source (there were prophecies of “the Moro Fatimi” and his green horse). — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1457 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Moriscos sustained hope of restoration through their own prophetic writings; Inquisition investigations drove Moriscos to suicide and vigilante murders; Desperate Moriscos hoped for supernatural deliverance in a green horse prophet — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1457 (+3 more)

Broader Connections