Morisco banditry in Aragon. The so-called "moros de la venganza" (1588-1589)

Abstract

This article analyses the emergence, trajectory and disappearance of the only Morisco bandit gang that existed in Aragon, known by the Modern Age authorities as “los moros de la venganza”. In addition to reconstructing the history of this group, the aims of the research have been, on the one hand, to elucidate the causes of its singularity, in comparison with the proliferation of Morisco banditry in other Spanish regions such as Granada or Valencia, and, on the other hand, at the same time, to relativize the exceptional nature from which the actions of this gang have tended to be interpreted.