Abstract:
The element of prisoners is an essential component in the
formation of society in the modern Morocco, as it had active
contributions in various fields of life, among them were
carpenters and surgeons... and other tasks and roles that
enabled them to enter into relations with Moroccans and thus
partially integrate into society, as it enabled them to write
notes full of events and important historical stations, where
these writings had a very important role in the historiography
of the history of Morocco from a Western Christian view that
carried many secrets and details that are indispensable to the
researcher in history, where the prisoner Muwait and his
ancestors were among the most prominent prisoners who
wrote their memoirs and were distinguished by the great
interest in recording every tiny detail in it, even what they
transmitted and did not experience themselves, especially
those exciting stories of the prisoners or the very accurate
urban description, which shows us the extent of their
insistence on conveying the idea with all their efforts so that
the Christian reader benefit from it, whether for the sake of
expenditure for their fellow captives by describing their
sufferings, or for the sake of that merchant who intends to
trade in Morocco through strict recommendations on what he
should do and not do.
The memoirs of the prisoner Mowait dealt with many
aspects of the lives and major events in Morocco. However,
many of them had clearly visible exaggerations and
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contradictions, as a result of the religious fanaticism that
characterized this prisoner at times in service of his desired
goal of writing, which calls for the researcher to be very
careful in some sensitive parts of these writings.
