Alpujarras - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:16:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Alpujarras - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Decree of 11 August 1710, signed at El Buen Retiro https://historylab.es/decree-of-11-august-1710-signed-at-el-buen-retiro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=decree-of-11-august-1710-signed-at-el-buen-retiro Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:29 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/decreto-de-11-de-agosto-de-1710-firmado-en-el-buen-retiro/ Decree issued by Philip V on the militias protecting the coast in the Alpujarras and Granada to grant them and maintain their military jurisdiction in criminal matters

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]]> The organisation of militias to defend the coast from Barbary raids was a task that the Habsburgs began in the 16th century. The strengthening of the Barbary corsairs (Tunisian, Algerian and Tripolitanian) in the first centuries of modernity led to the organisation of militias in the affected towns, which gradually became professionalised. The organisation of these militias not only made it possible to defend the coast from Berber landings and attacks, but also to rescue the North African towns in the event of a siege. In a context as complicated as 1716, Philip V needed all the military support he could get. The years of the War of Secession were exploited by the enemies of the monarchy: the Algerians had taken Oran and Mazalquivir. The Moroccans, led by Moulay Ismail and his successor, continued to besiege Ceuta. Likewise, the British had taken Gibraltar and Minorca.

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