I have not yet spoken of the Gypsies, that race of travelling people who are believed to have
left the Indus valley around 1000 A.D. and spread throughout the world. Some entered Spain
via North Africa (Gypsy=Egyptian; in Spanish, Gitano = Egiptano) whilst others entered
Spain with the Christian armies, from the North, offering their services as blacksmiths.
Christians did not like their nomadic existence and use of witchcraft, dance and song and
once Spain was reconquered, steps were taken to force the Gypsies to settle or face
imprisonment. Gypsy districts (gitanerias) sprang up on the outskirts of many Andalusian
cities and towns. Many of these are still there to this day, e.g. Triana in Seville, Sacromonte
in Granada and Santiago in Jerez.