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proper noun

Leyenda Negra

/leˌʝenda ˈneɡɾa/

proper noun/leˌʝenda ˈneɡɾa/

Leyenda Negra is feminine in Spanish.

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”).