Black Legend (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Black Legend is a term coined by Julin Juderas in his 1914 book La leyenda negra y la verdad histrica in reference to the world's Hispanophobia in the Early Modern period, resulting in the depiction of Spain and Spaniards as cruel, intolerant and fanatical. It is thus understood as an example of national demonization. The Black Legend is said to be influenced by national and religious rivalries as seen in works by early Protestant historians and Anglo-Saxon writers, describing the period of Spanish imperialism in a negative way. Other examples of the Black Legend are said to be found in the exaggeratedly negative portrayals of the Inquisition in both historiography and popular culture, and the villains and storylines of modern fiction and film. The Black Legend and the nature of Spanish colonization of the Americas including contributions to civilization in Spain's colonies have also been discussed by Spanish writers, from Gngora's Soledades until the Generation of 98