The Canary Islands’ Morisco history is exceptional and unconnected to the mainland’s

Evidence

T H E M O R I S C O S O F T H E C A N A R I E S A N D T H E G U A N C H E S The history of the “Moriscos” of the Canary Islands in the sixteenth century differs radically from that of all the other categories of Morisco in other parts of the Spanish realms at that time, and it would appear that what happened in the Atlantic archipelago contributes nothing directly to our understanding of the history of the Moriscos of the Iberian Peninsula. However, in the light of the title of this volume and since the Canaries are part of Spain, something needs to be said about this category of “Moriscos.” — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1886