"Black Legend" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Black Legend [canonical]
Etymology: The term was calqued from Spanish, where it was coined as Leyenda Negra by Julián Juderías in his 1914 book La leyenda negra y la verdad histórica (The Black Legend and Historical Truth). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{m|es|Leyenda Negra}} Leyenda Negra Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Black Legend}} the Black Legend
  1. The depiction of Spain and Spaniards (or, by extension, all Hispanics and their countries of origin) as bloodthirsty and cruel, greedy and fanatical. Wikipedia link: Black Legend Related terms: White Legend Translations (the depiction of Spain as cruel, greedy and fanatical): Zwarte Legende [feminine] (Dutch), musta legenda (Finnish), Légende Noire [feminine] (French), Czarna Legenda hiszpanii [feminine] (Polish), Lenda Negra [feminine] (Portuguese), Leyenda Negra [feminine] (Spanish), svarta legenden (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Black_Legend-en-name--RK5ai87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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