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 A caricature by Dutch Calvinist Jean Théodore de Bry depicting a Spaniard feeding a child to his dogs. The works by de Bry are characteristic of the anti-Spanish propaganda that originated in the 16th century as a result of the strong rivalry between certain Protestant countries and Catholic Spain. |
The Black Legend () refers to a style of historical writing or propaganda that demonizes the Conquistadores and in particular the Spanish Empire in a politically motivated attempt to incite animosity against Spain. Anti-Spanish propaganda was started in the 16th century when Spain was at its height of political power, by propagandists from rival European powers, namely the Protestant countries of England and the Netherlands, as a means to morally disqualify the country and its people. The Black Legend particularly exaggerates the extent of the activities of the Inquisition, or the treatment of American indigenous subjects in the territories of the Spanish Empire, and non-Catholics such as Protestants and Jews in its European territories. The term was coined by Julián Juderías in his 1914 book La leyenda negra y la verdad histórica ("The Black Legend and Historical Truth"). A more pro-Spanish historiographical school emerged as a reaction, especially within Spain, but also in the Americas. The style which describes events of Spanish colonization in an exaggeratedly idealized manner has been referred to as the "White legend".
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- Related: Historical revisionism, Alhambra Decree, Anti-Catholicism, Colonial mentality, Encomienda, New Laws, Spanish conquest of Yucatán, Spanish-American relations, Valladolid debate, Information warfare, Propaganda
| Immigration and the curse of the Black Legend Immigration and the curse of the Black Legend www.nytimes.com/.../09horwitz.html?ex=1310097600&en=713eb1dd87fa4796&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss - Web |
| The Shadow of the Black Legend in John Smith's Gen... The Shadow of the Black Legend in John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia www.folger.edu/institute/jamestown/c_griffin.htm - Web |
| Why Spaniards make good bad guys Why Spaniards make good bad guys www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12664573_ITM - Web |
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