Hunger and famine drove them to seek a new life, whole families left their villages to walk to the coast for a sea crossing to the ancient port town of Dénia on the mainland.
From Dénia they trekked up into the mountains and the valleys of the Marinas. They brought with them everything they needed to start anew in the villages vacated by the expelled Moorish community.
They also brought with them the Mallorcan culture and language to sow the seeds of a cultural heritage that, until recently, was almost completely forgotten.