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Expulsion of the Moriscos

The rebels numbered 6,000 and held the remote valley of Ayora and Muela de Cortes.


La Vall de Gallinera

After the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609, the Vall de Gallinera became deserted and the Duke of Gandia, to whom this area was adscribed, brought from Majorca 150 families to repopulate the valley.

Sobrassada

# The village of Tàrbena, in the province of Alicante, was re-populated after the expulsion of the Moriscos with colonists from Majorca, who brought along several traditions from the island, including their own variant of the Catalan language and foods such as sobrasada, still made there.


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