Control político y explotación económica de los moriscos: régimen señorial y protección

Abstract

What characterized the situation of the converted moors in the Spanish society was not that they were placed under the control of a stricter feudal regimen but under a system of protection.

The uncertain status of the converted moors (in theory equal, but loocked down upon by the old Christians; named Christians but holding on to their cultural islamic principals) favoured the existance of protection payments through which the steps of represión were paralized. Through these, the old Christian society, particularly the elite, took part of the income of the converted moors; in exchange for this, we could say, that the minority not only managed to keep their cultural characteristics but also traces of their political organization.