Naples in the 16th century was integrated into the Spanish Monarchy as an inheritance of the Crown of Aragon. In the 16th century, the city experienced a demographic growth that was partly due to the slaves made in the Mediterranean. This was the century of the naval wars in the Mediterranean that pitted the Spanish Monarchy against the Ottoman Empire and its Maghrebi allies. In this case, in addition to the captives obtained from the raids against Barbary, there were also those taken from enemy ships. The volume of this slave population began to grow in Naples, which generated enormous concern in the political circles of the monarchy, who feared that this population was acting in collusion with the Ottoman and Barbary ships. This concern was compounded by the inability of the Inquisition to establish a presence in the city of Naples because of the political elites’ suspicion of its presence. This laxity gave rise to the feeling that this population had not really converted to the Catholic faith, and so attempts were made to convert and control them by means of this type of enactment.
Collection: Texts
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/35436/1/RHM_31.pdf
Resource type: Historical source
Source: Pragmaticae, edicta, decreta, cit., p. 26. Bando di Juan de Zúñiga, Napoli 12 febbraio 1581
Language: Italian
Date: 1587
Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)
Identifier: Pragmaticae, edicta, decreta, cit., p. 26. Bando di Juan de Zúñiga, Napoli 12 febbraio 1581
Abstract: Announcement issued by Juan de Zuñiga in 1581 calling for the counting of the Muslim Franks in Naples
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