Substitution and Survival of Pre-Jamesian Toponymy in the Valencian Landscape after the Expulsion of the Moriscos: The Case of the Onda Municipal District through the Establishment of Settlers in 1617

Abstract

This article presents a case study of the toponyms included in the twenty emphyteutic establishments conserved that served to repopulate in 1617 the Moorish neighbourhood of Onda and the villages of Artesa and Tales (la Plana Baixa, Valencian Country) after the Expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609. Through this analysis, the study aims to determine whether the replacement of the Pre-Jamesi antoponymic corpus of this community, in areas where they coexisted with Christian communities, began at this time or had started earlier, during the conquest. The results reveal that Christians began imposing their names in the 13th century, but some names were assimilated and have survived to this day.