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Urban Muslim Identity in 18th Century Spain by muhsan77 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses a 1717 letter from the poor of Cartagena, Spain, expressing alarm over the growing Muslim population in the city, which they claimed numbered over 1,500. This letter reflects the social tensions and perceptions of Muslims during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the Spanish Mediterranean. The article draws on historical research to explore themes of urban belonging and slavery in this context.
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