Moors aren't expelled to Morocco, how does this affect religion in the region?

Griffith

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Inspired by a thing I saw on reddit.


https://www.reddit.com/r/Morocco/comments/4z4h6e/why_is_morocco_so_devout_today_as_opposed_to/

Suppose the Moors aren't expelled to Morocco but all instead were exterminated on the spot as Spain reChristianizes the country. Or some other scenario such as expelling the Moors to another region, forcing all Moors to convert to Catholicism (or locking up those who won't until they submit) rather than outright choice to leave as in OTL), or simply allow them to stay under the condition they can't spread their religion (which opens a lot for alternate scenarios such as being forced to a ghetto or allowing them to interact with Spanish society as specialized workers such as bankers).

How does this affect religion in the region now known as Morocco?
 

Oceano

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Suppose the Moors aren't expelled to Morocco but all instead were exterminated on the spot as Spain reChristianizes the country.

The Morrocans and Ottomans will be mighty pissed, the Jews will be scared, but nobody else will care.

Or some other scenario such as expelling the Moors to another region

Were they even expelled elsewhere as much as told to fug off? Morocco is simply closer.

forcing all Moors to convert to Catholicism (or locking up those who won't until they submit) rather than outright choice to leave as in OTL)

So Spain just got a population of "Cristões Novos" who might cause revolts or be a fifth column to local muslim powers.
Assuming nothing further happens to them, then they will probably be shipped to the americas, like the portuguese ones. A lot of latin americans have jewish, arab or berber blood in their veins. I know for one that I got some jewish blood from my father's side of the family.

I wonder if we might not end up a lot of these congregating, saying "screw this christ thing" and going into revolt or AWOL somewhere. Would be cool to one day find Spain fighting a Amerindian Syncretic-Muslim Sultanate somewhere.

or simply allow them to stay under the condition they can't spread their religion (which opens a lot for alternate scenarios such as being forced to a ghetto or allowing them to interact with Spanish society as specialized workers such as bankers).

Reverse Dhimmitude?
Muslims can't be bankers because Islam prohibits Usury. Maybe they could be mercs in the Americas?

I think this scenario might leave more of a Andalusian culture around.
 
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