Some displaced Moriscos were innovators and modernizers, not merely medieval survivals

Evidence

There is a natural tendency, certainly apparent at the present time, to look down on displaced persons and refugees as almost by definition underqualified. It is not incorrect in some respects to see the Moriscos as a survival of medieval structures into modern (post-1500) times. But the opposite is also true: some Moriscos were innovators and modernizers. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1645 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Expelled Moriscos included skilled innovators, not just medieval leftovers — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1645; Some Moriscos possessed highly specialized Arabic linguistic scholarship

Broader Connections

• Expelled Moriscos included skilled innovators, not just medieval leftovers #corroborates (0.99) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1645