Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Moors" in English language version.
In one sense the word 'Moor' means Mohammedan Berbers and Arabs of North-western Africa, with some Syrians, who conquered most of Spain in the 8th century and dominated the country for hundreds of years.
the Mauri – or Moors – were the Berbers
Some terms such as "Saracenic," "Mohammedan," and "Moorish" are no longer fashionable.
Andalusi Arabic sources, as opposed to later Mudéjar and Morisco sources in Aljamiado and medieval Spanish texts, neither refer to individuals as Moors nor recognize any such group, community or culture.