Black Legend

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) The depiction of Spain and Spaniards (or, by extension, all Hispanics and their countries of origin) as bloodthirsty and cruel, greedy and fanatical.

Translations

 * Dutch: Zwarte Legende
 * Finnish: musta legenda
 * French: Légende Noire
 * Polish: Czarna Legenda hiszpanii
 * Portuguese: Lenda Negra
 * Spanish: Leyenda Negra
 * Swedish: svarta legenden