Sacromonte forgeries

A set of forged texts and lead books discovered in the Sacromonte area of Granada, Spain in the late 16th century. The forgeries presented a version of Christianity stripped of Muslim objections and are believed to be a covert Morisco (Muslim convert) creation representing either an Islamic takeover attempt or ambiguous religious authorship. They are notable as the last Arabic-language works written in Iberia.

Claims that use this term

• The Sacromonte texts represent a covert Islamic takeover attempt, not religious fusion.
• The Sacromonte lead books presented a Christianity stripped of Muslim objections
• The Sacromonte forgeries were a subterfuge of ambiguous religious authorship
• The Sacromonte forgeries were likely a Morisco creation, not a Church one
• The Sacromonte texts are the last Arabic-language works written in Iberia
• The Sacromonte lead book corpus was not necessarily complete or all handed in.