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The footprint of the Moriscos [Hornachos]

03/23/1911 - 00:08 - JUAN AGUILAR-SANCHEZ

disseminate knowledge and respect for other cultures and especially the culture of English Muslims expelled in 1609, that is the goal of the new interpretive center of Moorish culture, which opened its doors yesterday in Hornachos.

The museum center is located in a historic building that sums up the rich heritage of Hornachos: Inside the old granary, or mosque, at the foot of the castle built in the Sierra Grande, between two valleys that have marked the history of the town, and known as the Moors and Christians.

The building has been converted into a continent for an exhibition that speaks of spaces, traces and memories, but mostly talks about interior landscapes all Moors 'hornachegos', men and women throughout the 8 centuries of their presence in the town helped to magnify the history of Spain.

After the restoration of the building has been furnished and equipped with the facilities necessary to develop a series of activities to better understand the major focus of the Moorish culture that was Hornachos.

The contents that articulate the exhibition provide a reading at different levels, suitable for all ages and abilities, but mostly it looks and manages to attract curiosity, spark interest and increase the challenges that the history of Hornachos raised about the Moors.

The Interpretation Centre is segmented into eight areas which highlights the context and that part of history as unknown but is being studied at the Universities of half the world's most prestigious.

In his tour of the visitor center tells the history of the building, elements such as Arabic tiles, handicrafts and the Arabic script in the pages of a facsimile, the atmosphere also through two mannequins that simulate a Moorish marriage where "in first person to tell their story, how they lived, worked and organized their family who are supplemented storage media. "

also shows the time of conflict, "three crucial characters have a structured into three brackets audiovisual version of the event, establishing a dialogue three-way between the Governor, the Clerk and the Moorish. " Also has its place when the diaspora, the exodus of the Moors who were forced by law to leave home and embark on a journey pitiful North African coast, to find a host that was not hostile to their customs.

Another area is that recreates the exploits of these Moors 'hornacheros', and their settlement in the region of Rabat-Salé, with its early organization "founded an independent republic with the opening of embassies in several European countries, and dedication to the marque to buy the land back that they were born. "

The legacy of Arab culture is very broad and covers all the expressions, just as resources to reach out to them are varied offering visitors the opportunity to approach his legacy as a module of odors, a scenery of fruit bags, traditional instruments and shows visitors the pedigree of a descendant of the last ruler 'hornachero' before the expulsion, Colonel Bargach, of Vargas, a very influential rabatí society, a friend of the royal family Alawi, and a great promoter of the important feat of uniting Hornachos in Rabat, one community 'torn apart by intolerance and religious fanaticism time. "

The footprint of the English Muslims who were baptized after the pragmatics of the Catholic Monarchs in 1502 is latent in this town in Extremadura and can be seen in its streets, hydraulic engineering, their paths or sources. Hornachos is a town where the Mudejar style is the protagonist in their homes and the idiosyncrasy of its people.

The footprint of the Moors 'hornacheros', Salé and Rabat also manifests itself in the citadel, social organization or in their habits among many other manifestations. Twin towns today, but in the past were the point of origin and destination of a unique group of people who wrote an important page in history.

A way round as well Hornachos commented Mayor, Buenavista Francisco, "this center has to be a source of mutual knowledge, to learn from mistakes and walk together through knowledge of a very large part of the common history of this community. "

The mayor along with the Minister of Culture, Manuela Loos and the Director General of Heritage of the Extremadura opened this space yesterday facing the conflict caused by the removal of this group during the reign of Philip III, and his departure from this enclave in January 1610 of 4,000 'hornacheros'.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Junta de Extremadura driving Interpretation Center of the Moorish culture, has earmarked a total investment of almost 280,000 euros.

Source: http://www.hoy.es/v/20110323/sociedad/huella-moriscos-20110323.html