An unfair tax increase and a physical altercation between a palace guard and a citizen.
They sought to stop the "Arabization" of their community and create a religious crisis. Les revoltes de Cordoue
The Day of the Moat, the Revolt of the Arrabal, and the ultimate fall of the Caliphate—the history of Córdoba is written in blood and defiance. While we often remember medieval Córdoba as a beacon of science and "convivencia," it was also a pressure cooker of social and political tension. An unfair tax increase and a physical altercation
This is perhaps the most famous uprising in Cordoban history. It wasn't led by elites, but by the common people. the Revolt of the Arrabal