▁continu ing ▁to ▁practice ▁their ▁Jewish ▁faith ▁in ▁secret . ▁ ▁The ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Al m oh ads ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Mar in id ▁dynast y ' s ▁rule ▁over ▁Mor oc co ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁brought ▁a ▁more ▁toler ant ▁climate ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁and ▁grow ▁again . ▁Following ▁the ▁pog rom s ▁of ▁ 1 3 9 1 ▁under ▁Spanish ▁rule , ▁in ▁places ▁like ▁Se ville ▁and ▁Catal onia , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Spanish ▁Jews ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Meg or ash im ) ▁fled ▁to ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁cities ▁like ▁F es . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ▁( 1 5 th ▁century ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 7 6 ▁the ▁Mar in ids ▁had ▁founded ▁F es ▁el - J did , ▁a ▁new ▁fort ified ▁administrative ▁city ▁to ▁house ▁their ▁royal ▁palace ▁and ▁army ▁bar ra cks . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁Mar in id ▁period ▁the ▁Jewish ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁F es ▁el - B ali ▁were ▁all ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁F es ▁el - J did . ▁This ▁district , ▁possibly ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁was ▁located ▁between ▁the ▁inner ▁and ▁outer ▁southern ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁Muslim ▁g arr isons , ▁not ably ▁by ▁the ▁Sultan ' s ▁mer cen ary ▁cont ing ents ▁of ▁Sy