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thanks Chris,
yes that is what I heard. I guess that the idea is that every culture
inflicted its savageness and pain on others and why should Spain be
picked out exclusively over the others. Why is it that Spain is singled
out. . .is that the point? Afterall England sure did a lot of terrible
and horrible stuff to other Native Americans but nothing is said about
their Cruel Streak. Why is Spain so evil when compared to what the
Aztecs and other Indian nations were doing to each other before Spain
came on the scene?
I really don't know that much about the "Black Legend" and was hoping
to see what others thought about it. In fact the first time I heard
about it was less than a month ago. . .I guess its an attempt at making
us not look at things in such a "black and white" frame of mind. That
we should consider the times and not judge 14th century peoples and
their actions by 21st century standards.
. . .i guess I need to look into this more,
joseph
Chris Pineda wrote:
>From what I remember, the Black Legend refers to how
the English tried to portray the Spanish. It refers to
the idea that the Spanish had a cruel streak within
them, as evidenced by the Inquisition that was
happening in Spain to the known abuses that some
Spaniards inflicted on Native Americans. The Black
Legend is sort of a case of the victor writing the
history--especially, after the English victory over
the Spanish armada in 1588, making the English the
undisputed ruler of the seas.
I hope this helps.
Chris Pineda
--- Joseph Puentes <makas@...> wrote:
What is the Black Legend?
joseph
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