Tens of thousands of native Christians in Iberia (Hispania) were slaughtered or deported from their ancestral lands to North Africa by the Almoravid Caliphate. Christians under the Almoravids faced systematic persecutions and mass deportations. In 1099 the Almoravids sacked the great church of Granada. In 1101 Christians fled Valencia for the Catholic kingdoms. In 1106 Christians were deported from Malaga to Africa. After a failed Christian rebellion in Granada in 1126, the Almoravids expelled the city’s entire Christian population to Morocco. In 1138 Ibn Tashfin forcibly took many thousands of Christians with him to Africa. Another wave of expulsions followed eleven years later. By then, very few Christians remained in Andalusia. What was left of the Catholic population in Granada was exterminated after a revolt against the Almohads in 1164. The Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf boasted that he had left no church or synagogue standing in al-Andalus. Muslim clerics in al-Andalus regarded Christians and Jews as unclean and feared contamination through contact. In Seville the faqih Ibn Abdun issued these regulations: "A Muslim must not massage a Jew or a Christian nor throw away his refuse nor clean his latrines. The Jew and the Christian are better fitted for such trades, since they are the trades of those who are vile. A Muslim should not attend to the animal of a Jew or of a Christian, nor serve him as a muleteer [neither Catholics nor Jews could ride horses; only Muslims could], nor hold his stirrup. If any Muslim is known to do this, he should be denounced.… No … [unconverted] Jew or Christian must be allowed to dress in the costume of people of position, of a jurist, or of a worthy man. They must on the contrary be abhorred and shunned and should not be greeted with the formula, ‘Peace be with you,’ for the devil has gained mastery over them and has made them forget the name of God. They are the devil’s party, ‘and indeed the devil’s party are the losers’ (Qur’an 57:22). They must have a distinguishing sign by which they are recognized to their shame." This is the historical record of what the native Christian population of Iberia endured under Almoravid and Almohad rule. The modern myth of perpetual "tolerance" and convivencia erases these primary realities. The Christians of al-Andalus were systematically reduced, expelled, or eliminated. These are the dark pages of history the world prefers not to know. Throughout the history of Christianity, the persecution of Christians can be traced from the first century of the to the present day. That makes Christianity the world's most persecuted religion. It doesn't matter if you are Christian or not, you can't deny these historical facts. We must remember our history and never forget what happened to our ancestors. If you want to support me in the effort I’m making, please consider becoming a subscriber to my X account for only $2. I write about the ancient, medieval, and modern history of Greece and what Christians went through because of Islam. Always with primary sources and historical facts. Defend Western Civilization. - Homer Pavlos