Spanish literary taste for noble Moorish tales peaked during active forced assimilation of Moriscos

Evidence

How are we to explain the strange contradiction that tales about noble Moors proved so popular precisely in a period (let us say 1560 onward) when energetic measures were being put into effect to make sure that the Morisco New Converts abandoned everything reminiscent of their Islamic past, when the last social vestiges capable of reminding Spaniards of medieval tolerant coexistence (convivencia) in the peninsula were being dismantled? — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 944 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Spanish readers adored noble-Moor tales precisely as they suppressed Morisco culture — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 944; Forcing the Moriscos to abandon Moorish dress was a deliberate assimilation strategy — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 294; Nobility and bourgeoisie backed both repression and literary admiration of Moriscos — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 952 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Spanish readers adored noble-Moor tales precisely as they suppressed Morisco culture #expands (0.96) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 944