The rise of a Morisco prophet signals a collective, organized resistance movement

Evidence

One would be surprised if any individual, however independently minded, had dared at such a juncture, when tempers were so inflamed, to speak up so tellingly against the perils of the defiant course of action on which the Moriscos were embarking: “By the hope of what aid are you moved to rebel? Will it come from Africa, where [the Spaniards] have more forts and more garrisons than there are in Granada. Or from the Turks? They are so far away, that you will be gobbled up before they arrive.” C´ardenas is made to argue that all the sufferings of the war will not be justified: “Consider, by God, how much less of a loss it is to have to change your language and your style of dress, because it is not the Arabic language that makes you Muslims… . ” On balance it is more probable that this is all the invention of a Christian author and that it reflects Christian propaganda in favor of peace at any price. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1006 (#complicates, via linked claim)

When he found, one day, that they had taken the obligatory portrait of Marshal Pétain down from the wall, he ordered them to put it back, not from any collaborationist sentiment but to protect their safety. Everyday life required constantly negotiating this balance between submission and resistance, as well as between ordinary activity and the extraordinary underlying reality. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 470 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Persecution hardened Morisco resistance even as it weakened the culture; Morisco resistance speeches in Christian sources may be invented propaganda — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1006; Morisco resisters hoped for deliverance from external or supernatural saviors (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Morisco resistance speeches in Christian sources may be invented propaganda #complicates (0.78) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1006
• Inquisitorial terror fragmented Morisco communities into mutual distrust #complicates (0.76)
• Resistance members staged public obedience to protect themselves #complicates (0.76) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 470
• Class divided Morisco communities between genuine converts and secret Muslims #complicates (0.74)