proper noun/leˌʝenda ˈneɡɾa/
Black Legend (the depiction of Spain as cruel, greedy and fanatical)
“La Leyenda Negra forma parte de esa propaganda antiespañola.” — The Black Legend constitutes part of this anti-Spanish propaganda.
Literally, “Black Legend”. Coined by Spanish historian and author Julián Juderías in his 1914 book La Leyenda Negra y la Verdad Histórica (“The Black Legend and Historical Truth”).