Exiled Sallee Moriscos negotiated secretly to return to Spain

Evidence

The Moriscos of Sallee even at one stage went so far as to have negotiations with the Spaniards themselves, to see if it could be arranged for them to return to Spain. Were either of the parties serious in their intentions, or were they sounding each other out? — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1660