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. Zambia in 1971 is a french author and comic book writer. English translation of leyenda negra collins spanish. 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. Spain had, after all, been a major world power, dominating and colonizing much of. The leyenda negra and the circulation of anticatholic and. Primarily associated with criticism of 16thcentury spain and the antiprotestant policies of king philip ii reigned 155698, the term was popularized by the. Spain had, after all, been a major world power, dominating and colonizing much of the americas. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. See also the article les catholiques et leurope au xixe siecle in the ehne.
Primarily associated with criticism of 16thcentury spain and the antiprotestant policies of king philip ii. The black legend, or the spanish black legend spanish. Over 100,000 english translations of spanish words and phrases. Marcial pons historia, madrid 2004, isbn 8495379899 spanisch, erstausgabe. English translation of leyenda negra the official collins spanishenglish dictionary online. 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. 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.
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