Which statement describes the Moriscos of sixteenth-century Spain?(1 point)

Responses

Jews who practiced their faith secretly during the Spanish Inquisition

Jews who practiced their faith secretly during the Spanish Inquisition

Jews who traced their ancestry to the Iberian Peninsula

Jews who traced their ancestry to the Iberian Peninsula

Muslims who converted to Christianity in the early 1500s

Muslims who converted to Christianity in the early 1500s

Muslims who were allowed to freely practice their faith after the Treaty of Granada was signed

1 answer

The statement that describes the Moriscos of sixteenth-century Spain is:

Muslims who converted to Christianity in the early 1500s.

The Moriscos were originally Muslims who converted to Christianity, often under duress, following the Reconquista and the subsequent pressure from the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church.