This article presents a case study of a rebellion conspiracy organized by a group of Moriscos—Spanish Muslims forcibly converted to Catholicism—in the early seventeenth century. In order to carry out their plans, these Moriscos sought assistance from the French king Henry IV (r. 1589-1610). Analyzing a Morisco letter remitted to Henry IV and multiple archival sources, this article argues that prophecy served as a diplomatic language through which Moriscos communicated with the most powerful Mediterranean rulers of their time. A ‘connected histories’ approach to the study of Morisco political activity underscores the ubiquity of prophecies and apocalyptic expectations in the social life and political culture of the early modern Mediterranean. As a language of diplomacy, apocalyptic discourse allowed for minor actors such as the Moriscos to engage in politics in a language that was deemed mutually intelligible, and thus capable of transcending confessional boundaries.

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法国法院的莫里斯科预言（1602-1607）

本文提供了一个案例研究，该案例是由17世纪初期由一群莫里斯科斯人（西班牙穆斯林被迫converted依天主教）组织的叛乱阴谋所组成。为了执行他们的计划，这些莫里斯科人寻求法国国王亨利四世（r。1589-1610）的协助。本文分析了莫里斯科发给亨利四世的一封信和多个档案资料，认为前言是外交语言，莫里斯科斯通过该语言与当时最强大的地中海统治者进行了交流。研究莫里斯科政治活动的“联系历史”方法强调了现代地中海早期社会生活和政治文化中普遍存在的预言和启示性的期望。作为外交语言，