Pedro de Valencia et la construction de l’ennemi intérieur

Abstract

In the Spain of Philip III, in the grip of one of the worst crises in its history, the designated scapegoat is the Morisco, the enemy within who is saddled with all the defects and blamed for all the ills that afflict the Republic. Illegitimate son of Abraham by way of Ishmael, heretic and common law offender, individual with unbridled sexuality, he is the barbarian who risks destroying the very foundations of the monarchy from within with the help of the Turks, the Barbarian pirates and Spain's external enemies.

Keywords

• Pedro de Valencia
• Moriscos
• Philip III
• inner enemy
• Joseph Pérez
• Spanish Immigration