Abandoned villages: Atzuvieta (Marina Alta)

On this ocasion, this town is probably the one that has been depopulated for the longest time that we will put on the canal, but no less important.
To understand the importance of this depopulated and since when it is not inhabited, you have to start with a little history. The name "Moorish" (also called new Christians) was the name received by the Mudejars (Muslims who lived in the Christian kingdoms and had maintained their religion, language and customs) that in the sixteenth century are baptized in the Catholic faith, in most cases to force. The board created for the conversion did not consider that they were forced, since they saw that the decision to be baptized was freely chosen on the second option, death. Until 1609, the old Christians saw the Moors with suspicion, since they considered that they could rise in rebellion and help the Berber pirates or the Turks who constantly attacked the Mediterranean coasts. Likewise, the Church saw its conversion to Catholicism doubtful. All this made its integration into society impossible and that in 1609 Philip III decided his expulsion from his kingdoms. For the Kingdom of Valencia, expulsion meant a severe reduction of its population, especially in the interior populations. Thus, at the end of the 16th century it is estimated that there were about 300,000 Moors in the Kingdom of Valencia, which meant a third of the population. This expulsion caused the appearance of the so-called depopulated Moriscos in all interior areas, with L’Atzuvieta being one of these depopulated and the one that is best preserved in the Valencian Country.
The first documentary reference we have of this depopulated dates from 1356, although there are archaeologists dates this date before the conquest of Jaume I (1244). Just before the expulsion in 1609 it is estimated that 17 families lived in that town. After abandonment, many were occupied by Christian families during the seventeenth century and returned to abandon at the beginning of the eighteenth century, passing the buildings to be used as pens until relatively recent times. At present it is declared, together with the depopulated people of La Roca, Cairola and Benialí, as a Property of Cultural Interest (BIC) with the category of archaeological zones.

[@joseismaelgonzalez1517]

La verdad es que son muy buenos tus vídeos y la música van bien // te felicito por el trabajo que haces Y de mostrar los pueblos abandonados !! Abrazos desde Argentina !!!

[@estelalezcanocastro3180]

Por favor alguien me puede decir que pieza musical esta gracias

[@TheMrMegabyte]

No massa lluny d’ahí hi ha un poble abandonat que es diu Llombai

[@newreverts5394]

País musulmán del que fueron injustamente expulsados

[@joanmarinporca5028]

Bueno ya pronto seran otra vez los dueños.

[@estelalezcanocastro3180]

ueno primero contarán coo l