Desperate Moriscos hoped for supernatural deliverance in a green horse prophet

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

Categorization

• FICTION: The prophecy of a savior arriving on a green horse is a resonant detail — messianic expectation as last-ditch hope in an unwinnable revolt.
• QUESTION: Worth chasing: what is the ‘Moro Fatimi’ prophecy and where did it circulate among the Moriscos? A specific folk-messiah figure with transnational reach.