the failure of the rebellion had disastrous consequences for muslims in andalusia and murcia. castile annexed murcia—which had been semi-independent since 1244—outright, except for orihuela and elche which were annexed by aragon. the victors imposed harsh punishments in the rebellious territories, including mass expulsion and ethnic cleansing. alfonso paid christians from elsewhere to settle the formerly muslim lands, and mosques were reconsecrated as churches. from this point on muslims were almost non-existent in andalusia. in murcia, the large muslim population remained with their religious rights guaranteed, but they were forced to move to the suburb of arrixaca, and their houses and lands in the city were divided among christian settlers. over time, alfonso reduced the portion of lands allocated to the muslims.