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Male slave Badestan inspection

The music is Morisco music, found on Iberian Garden, Vol. 1 by Altramar. The piece is Muwashshah: Mā li-l-muwallah, 1113-1198.

This music takes place at the beautiful gardens along the Guadalquiver, near Cordoba. This is during the "convivencia" under Alfonso X (El Sabio - The Wise), the time before Granda fell: when Christians, Moslems and Jews lived at peace with each other. Muwashshah are songs in poetic form, with instrumental interludes in the form of Ibn Bājja (Avempace): 1470-1520. This is Morisco art.
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Male slave Badestan inspection
Male slave Badestan inspection
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Slaves were forcibly debarked at the conveniently located slave market (Badestan). These slaves were then inspected for sale to customers. Inspection included examination for health, strength, and resale value (some slaves had marketable value as craftsmen, some slaves might be literate, some slaves were bought [freed] by coreligionists and relatives): teeth, no lameness, no illness, exercised. This inspection included both male and female slaves.

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