The Black Legend and White Legend: Relationship Between the Spanish and Indians in the New World

Black Legend and White Legend: Relationship between Spaniards and Indians in the New World The relationship between Spaniards and Indians can be defined in various ways. One definition used is from the black legend and white legend. The interpretation of the black legend depends on who you are talking to. The legend of the Black talks about Spanish Indian abuse and is committing cheating rather than historical record. White Legend tells how Spaniards have brought benefits to Indian society by building communities, hospitals and spreading the word of God.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the history of the Spanish colonial era has been misunderstood, has been influenced by propaganda made from early and lasting more than 4 centuries. The main cause of misunderstanding is the Spanish black legend. And it urged Spanish colonists to eliminate the Indians and destroy the concept of culture. Therefore, they do not deserve any sacred blessing or human perception. The Spanish black legend weakened the role of Latin in our national story. The Black Legend, which was made in the Spanish - British competition in the 16th century and won the promotional war in the UK, eventually continues negative stereotypes of Spain and its settlements to the continental United States. Therefore, British dichotomy as a good empire and Spain as a bad empire appear in American legends, history and literature.

British black legend, William Moltby 's 22 black legend origins: Anti - Spanish emotional development 1558 - 1660 (Durham: Duke University Press, 1971) and Margaret R. Greer et al. , Rich black legend: religious empire religion and discourse about race differences (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007). The legend of 23 blacks continues until the present age, and Spain is often called "a country alienated from the times of the present age". In fact, the term "black legend" was not created until the 20th century, after that the scholarship traced the phenomenon of centuries. Editor Lu Ann Homza's comment, Spanish Inquisition 1478-1614: Source selection (Indianapolis: Hackett, 2006), ix. Despite the black legend's longevity, I agree with Jason Eldred's explanation of the historical understanding of this phenomenon.

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