Noble protection was the Moriscos’ ultimate security system against the Inquisition.

Evidence

So in general feudal or quasi-feudal relationships provided Moriscos with their security system of last resort. As can be seen from the fate of Sancho de Cardona, the effectiveness of that system of protection, the willingness of nobles to look after “their” vassals or other clients, could antagonize the Inquisition in the sixteenth century (and even in the twentieth century it could still shock a pious Catholic like Boronat). — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1176 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

The Moriscos, fobbed off in this way, must have concluded that justice was not to be had through the courts. The system of protection by the nobility in which they had trusted was not working for them. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1196 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Morisco violence followed the collapse of noble protection — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1189; Feudal lordship was the Moriscos’ last-resort security system against Christian authorities — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1176; The Inquisition disarmed Moriscos due to their noble patrons’ politics, not their own acts — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1186 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Feudal lordship was the Moriscos’ last-resort security system against Christian authorities #corroborates (0.95) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1176
• Moriscos turned to self-help justice when noble protection failed them. #complicates (0.82) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1196