México Mudéjar
About Us
An exploration of the influence of Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain with its cultural roots in North Africa and the Middle East) upon México and wider Ibero-America.
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Una exploración de la influencia de Al-Andalus (la España musulmana con sus raíces culturales en el norte de África y el Medio Oriente) en México y en Iberoamérica en general.
Artesonado is "a type of intricately joined wooden ceiling in which supplementary laths are interlaced into the rafters supporting the roof to form decorative geometric patterns." These astounding ceilings and their culture heritage which date back to the Middle Ages and Renaissance eras is one of many cultural hallmarks left by Islamic Spain which migrated to the Americas with Spanish and Portuguese colonization.
Definition: Maldonado, Basilio Pavón, "Artesonado", Grove Art Online.
Image: Templo de San Miguel Arcángel of Sucre, Bolivia.
Source: Soy Sucre Bolivia.
Goal
Our goal is to raise awareness for the diaspora of crypto-Muslims (Moriscos) and their culture from Spain to colonial New Spain, modern day Mexico.
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Meta
Nuestro objetivo es crear conciencia sobre la diáspora de cripto-musulmanes (moriscos) y su cultura desde España hasta la Nueva España colonial, el México moderno.
San Miguel Chapel located in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a more rustic artesonado for a celing. San Miguel is the oldest church still standing in the Southwestern community.
Almohad Era Silver Dirham
Artifact: located in the Museo San Ysidro in Madrid, Spain
Date: 1121–1269 Almohad Caliphate era
Source: Madrid Islámico - CEMI
Description: The Almohades were a messianic movement founded by Ibn Tumart, called the Mahdi.
The coin reads: "God is our lord, Muhammad is our prophet, the Mahdi is our imam."
Map of the Economy of Al-Andalus between the 10th and 12th centuries. Source: Instituto de Estadistica y Cartografía de Andalucía.
Contact Us & Connect / Contacto & Conéctate
Email: mexicomudejar@gmail.com
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