"I, hasan the son of muhammad the weigh-master, I, jean-leon de medici, circumcised at the hand of a barber and baptized at the hand of a pope, I am now called the african, but I am not from africa, nor from Europe, nor ..."I, hasan the son of muhammad the weigh-master, I, jean-leon de medici, circumcised at the hand of a barber and baptized at the hand of a pope, I am now called the african, but I am not from africa, nor from Europe, nor from arabia. I am also called the granadan, the fassi, the zayyati, but I come from no country, from no city, no tribe.