Aben Humeya (1520–1568)

Born 1520 CE, died 1568 CE.

Muhammad ibn Umayyah (Arabic: محمد بن أمية) better known by the hispanicized version of his name, Aben Humeya (born Fernando de Válor y Córdoba, c. 1546 – 20 October 1569), was a Morisco leader proclaimed King of the Moriscos by the insurgents in 1568, he organized guerrilla resistance in the mountainous region of the Alpujarras. He commanded the Morisco Revolt against Philip II of Spain in the Alpujarras region, within Granada.

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