The Black Legend of the Spanish Inquisition is the hypothesis of the existence of a series of myths and fabrications about the Spanish Inquisition used as propaganda against the Spanish …

Its proponents argue that its roots date back to the 16th century, when Spain's European rivals were seeking, by political and psychological means, to demonize the Spanish Empire, its …

Primarily associated with criticism of 16th-century Spain and the anti-Protestant policies of King Philip II (reigned 1556–98), the term was popularized by the Spanish historian Julián Juderías …

2023年2月11日 · In the late 16th century, Spanish political exiles such as Gonzalez Montano and the infamous Antonio Perez, former secretary of Philip II, fueled the flames of the Black …

2013年8月5日 · In the entire sixteenth century, the Inquisition in Spain executed only about 50 people, which is contrary to the “Black Legend,” which numbers the executions in the …

This chapter examines the history of Spain and the Inquisition in relation to the Black Legend. It argues that contrary to Black Legend propaganda, the Spanish Inquisition was a modern …

The "Black Legend" of the Spanish Inquisition is a movement meant to make the Kingdom of Spain look bad. In short, the "Black Legend" states that the Spaniards demonstrated barbarity …

The Inquisition Myth, which Spaniards call “The Black Legend,” did not arise in 1480. It began almost 100 years later, and exactly one year after the Protestant defeat at the Battle of …

2001年4月23日 · It is this post-Reformation anti-Catholic “black legend” that created the myths surrounding the Spanish Inquisition. Serious historical studies in the 20th Century have …

2024年4月9日 · The Black Legend—the representation of Spaniards and the Spanish Empire as cruel and intolerant—first emerged in response to accounts of Spanish abuses during the …