The leyenda negra and the circulation of anticatholic and. Spain had, after all, been a major world power, dominating and colonizing much of. Primarily associated with criticism of 16thcentury spain and the antiprotestant policies of king philip ii. Primarily associated with criticism of 16thcentury spain and the antiprotestant policies of king philip ii reigned 155698, the term was popularized by the. A black legend is a historiographical phenomenon in which a sustained trend in historical writing of biased reporting and introduction of fabricated, exaggerated andor decontextualized facts is directed against particular persons, nations or institutions with the intention of creating a distorted and uniquely inhuman image of them while hiding their positive contributions to history. Black legend, spanish leyenda negra, term indicating an unfavourable image of spain and spaniards, accusing them of cruelty and intolerance, formerly prevalent in the works of many nonspanish, and especially protestant, historians. Spain had, after all, been a major world power, dominating and colonizing much of the americas. Black legends have been perpetrated against many nations and cultures, usually as a result of propaganda and xenophobia. Its proponents consider it to have its roots in the 16th century, originally as a political and psychological weapon by spains northern european rivals in the attempt of demonizing the spanish empire, its people and culture. Estudios sobre sus origenes acta universitatis gothoburgensis spanish edition spanish hardcover january 1, 1960. The black legend, or the spanish black legend spanish. Juderias was the first historian to describe the black legend phenomenon, and identified its spanish counterpart. Over 100,000 english translations of spanish words and phrases.
Zambia in 1971 is a french author and comic book writer. English translation of leyenda negra collins spanish. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. See also the article les catholiques et leurope au xixe siecle in the ehne. English translation of leyenda negra the official collins spanishenglish dictionary online.
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