Morisco violence followed the collapse of noble protection

Evidence

What one can say is that the solidarity/complicity between nobility and Moriscos, which had subsisted for so long, now disintegrated. Effective protection for the Moriscos concerned disappeared. And bloodshed was the result. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1189

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to patterns of minority communities depending on elite patrons whose self-interest shifts — parallels the Milgrom/Peterson material on reputation and protection, and later genocidal dynamics where protection withdrawal precedes violence.