Quéntar Moors and Christians Festival
At the annual Quéntar Moors and Christians Festival, locals re-enact the expulsion of the Moors from Las Alpujarras. They reproduce the important historical events with brightly coloured costumes and props, against a backdrop of whitewashed buildings and snow-capped mountains.
The Moorish expulsion in Las Alpujarras didn't take place during Ferdinand and Isabella's Catholic Reconquest throughout the rest of Spain. In fact, the Moors still lived in Las Alpujarras until 1568, when Aben Humeya initiated a rebellion. The war lasted until 1571.
Related Information
| Contact Details | |
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| Name: | Quéntar Moors and Christians Festival |
| Email: | info@morosycristianosdequentar.com |
| Town Information: | Quéntar |
| Full Name: | |
| Directions: | Quéntar is a village in southern Spain, 13km to the east of Granada city. |
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Quéntar Moors and Christians Festival |
| Email: | info@morosycristianosdequentar.com |
| Name: | Granada Tourist Office |
| Location: | Granada |
| Address: | Plaza Mariana Pineda 10, Granada |
| Email: | turismo@dipgra.es |
| Phone: | +34 958 24 71 28 |
| Fax: | +34 958 24 71 27 |
| Name: | Tourist Office at the Junta de Andalusia |
| Location: | Andalusia |
| Address: | Plaza Mariana de Pineda 10, Granada |
| Phone: | +34 958 24 71 28 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | José Lazaro Galdiano, 6, Madrid 28036 |
| Fax: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office (Turespaña) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | Jose Lázaro Galdiano, 6, 28071 Madrid, Spain |
| Email: | infosmile@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish Tourist Board (London) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | PO Box 4009, London, W1A 6NB |
| Email: | info.londres@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8077 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8034 |
Event details can change. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
