A genetic study reveals Spain\u2019s 1609\u20131614 expulsion of 300,000 Moriscos (converted Muslims) drastically reduced North African ancestry in Iberia, Informed Consent reported. Researchers analyzed DNA from four historical periods, finding significant Berber and Arab genetic ties before and during Muslim rule (711\u20131492), even among 15th-century Christians. Post-expulsion samples, however, show a sharp decline, aligning with modern Valencian genetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purge, removing 3.6% of Spain\u2019s population (proportionally like deporting 12 million Americans today), scattered refugees to North Africa and Latin America. Intriguingly, some Moriscos evaded colonial bans, leaving stronger North African genetic traces in Mexico than in Spain. The study, published in Genome Biology, underscores how forced migrations rewrite demographics while challenging myths of ethnic purity. Comparisons note modern displacement proposals in Gaza would exceed Spain\u2019s expulsion in scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A genetic study reveals Spain\u2019s 1609\u20131614 expulsion of 300,000 Moriscos (converted Muslims) drastically reduced North African ancestry in Iberia, Informed Consent reported. Researchers analyzed DNA from four historical periods, finding significant Berber and Arab genetic ties before and during Muslim rule (711\u20131492), even among 15th-century Christians. Post-expulsion samples, however, show a sharp decline, aligning with …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":126804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[7856],"tags":[14635,14636],"class_list":["post-126803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spain","tag-expulsion-of-muslims","tag-genetic-study"],"yoast_head":"\n