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In the Iberian Peninsula we also had a migration from the South to the North with the Muslim conquest that started in 711, but apparently they didn't leave that
by pezezin 3y ago
In the Iberian Peninsula we also had a migration from the South to the North with the Muslim conquest that started in 711, but apparently they didn't leave that big of a genetic legacy.
- pjmlp 3y agoMaybe not genetic, but plenty of our southern dishes, music and some village traditions can be found in some form on the other side of Mediterrean.
- pezezin 3y agoSure, nobody can deny the Arabic influence in Spain. For example, around 10% of the vocabulary of modern Spanish comes from Arabic.
- stargazer-3 3y agoActually, genetic studies found that Al-Andalus did leave a sizable admixture behind. Lots of references here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula#North_African_influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_the_Iberian...
- cryptonector 3y agoAnd the Ottomans in the Balkans.