The Ottomans’ 1580 truce with Spain abandoned the Moriscos
Evidence
How much the Moriscos knew of the way that they had been abandoned by the Muslim power on which they had built such hopes is not clear. Philip’s negotiations were largely secret. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1582
Categorization
- XREF: The abandonment theme resonates with the Spanish Armada book material on how proxy/ally relationships get discarded in great-power settlements.