Why were the gypsies who started flamenco forced to move countries?
No-one really knows the true history behind the Gypsies, but it’s believed they originated in India and, being a nomadic peoples, over the centuries drifted across Europe via Egypt. The name Gypsy is a corruption of Egyptian. They were not thrown out of Egypt but just continued their trek across the world. Gypsies live in just about every country in Europe. In Spain they have been persecuted, just as they have everywhere else, due mainly to their need to keep travelling, so they find it difficult to hold down long-term employment. You’ll get lots of information on the Romani people if you Google.
