Moriscos (Spanish: [moˈɾiskos], Catalan: [muˈɾiskus], Portuguese: mouriscos [moˈɾiʃkuʃ]), meaning "Moorish") were the converted Christian inhabitants of Spain and Portugal of Muslim heritage. Over time the term was used in a pejorative sense applied to those nominal Catholics who were suspected of secretly practicing Islam.

By the beginning of the 17th century it is estimated that the total Morisco population in Spain ranged between 300,000 and 500,000 individuals.

One mean estimate of the Moriscos Population in Spain according to various censuses carried out between 1568 and 1609 gives the following populations by region:^{[citation needed]}

Of the Granadan Moriscos, 80,000 are estimated to have dispersed in Andalusia and Castile during the deportation from the Kingdom Granada carried out as a result of the War of the Alpujarras.

Moriscos were far from being a homogenous population and were largely subdivided in four distinct groups or ethinicites:

Granada was the last Islamic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and in this region was concentrated the largest Morisco population by the late 17th century, a majority of the region's population. The least hispanized of all the groups, this community spoke fluent Arabic, was well versed in Islamic doctrine and conserved the majority of cultural traits pertaining to Islamic Al Andalus: Dress, music, gastronomy, festivities etc... After the War of Alpujarras (1568-1571) the Moriscos of Granada were deported to the various regions of the Kingdom of Castile, Extremadura and Andalusia.

David Moreno (born July 14, 1985 in Logroño, La Rioja) is a Spanish actor, presenter, singer and journalist.

From 1989 to 2009, Moreno took singing and dancing classes with many different Spanish teachers. He took a high school musical workshop with Stage Entertainment Spain (Madrid) in 2008. From 2006 to 2007, he attended Espada de Madera Theatre School in Madrid, and from 2007 to 2009 attended Corazza Actors Studio in Madrid. In 2009, he received a degree in journalism from The Complutense University of Madrid in 2009, and a degree in acting and musical theatre from Arts Educational Schools, London.