«Hombre al moro»: jailbreaks from the Melilla penitentiary in the 19th century (1684-1869)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/hispania.2010.v70.i234.151Keywords:
Relations between Spain and Morocco, Melilla, Penintentiaries, RiffiansAbstract
This study of jailbreaks from the Melilla penitentiary is based upon legal documents preserved in the Archivo Central of Melilla. These documents describe the personal situation of the convicts, how they made their escape and which were the legal procedures implemented on this respect. Moreover, they highlight the complexity of the relations between Melilla and the Moroccan «campo infiel». Moroccans, who captured a great majority of the escaped, were also requested as witnesses in many of these procedures. In the general context of Spanish-Moroccan relations during the 19th century, jailbreaks from Melilla discover hidden aspects of the contacts between both societies, well beyond the warlike conflict.
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