The Kingdom of Granada and North Africa: The circulation of people and information on a Mediterranean frontier (1501-1621)
Since its conquest at the end of the 15th century, the kingdom of Granada became fully inserted into the defensive and military policy of the Spanish Monarchy in the western Mediterranean. In this paper we examine how the movement of people and the exchange of information on both sides of the mariti...
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Grupo Prohistoria
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/2054 |
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| Sumario: | Since its conquest at the end of the 15th century, the kingdom of Granada became fully inserted into the defensive and military policy of the Spanish Monarchy in the western Mediterranean. In this paper we examine how the movement of people and the exchange of information on both sides of the maritime border were decisive for the management of the defence of the territory, in the context of the Turkish threat and the North African corsairs. We provide an overview, for a period of just over a century, focusing on several aspects: the agents and networks that provided information on what was happening in North Africa, the rebatos and warnings sent to the court due to the threat of privateering and piracy, and the role played as spies and informants by Moriscos, captives, renegades and slaves. |
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