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

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Jews who practiced their faith secretly during the Spanish Inquisition
Jews who practiced their faith secretly during the Spanish Inquisition

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

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

Answer 1

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

Muslims who converted to Christianity in the early 1500s.

Moriscos were former Muslims who had converted to Christianity, often under pressure, following the fall of Granada in 1492 and the subsequent enforcement of conversion.