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historian Joseph Perez explains why there black legend.

" Spain at that time there was in truth as such (the years in which reigned Carlos V and Felipe II) . What exists is a Catholic monarchy, not necessarily English, who rules the same in Flanders in the Milanese, Naples and in large parts of Germany, India and, of course, in Castile and Aragon. They are the leaders of the House of Austria, and occupy a prominent place in the Europe of his day, sent in diplomatic issues , military, economic. "

"The book came in France today, where watched there an unconditional surrender to the culture that comes from the U.S., his films and their authors, and everything else, and a fierce rejection of his imperial policy. Everything that happened to Spain a few centuries ago. The French are crazy about learning the language, copied his gloves and leather suits, Louis XIV himself adapted the label of the courts of Austria and even Pascal surrendered to Santa Teresa and San Juan de la Cruz ".

" To get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe power that came to have the monarchy Austria goes without saying that your currency - the pieces of eight, the piastres, was the currency in circulation throughout the world until well into the nineteenth century . Without a strong economic base so his immense power would be inexplicable diplomatic, military and political. English were reportedly responsible for the empire and yet, the most important figure in foreign policy was a Frenchman, Granvelle , and its military heroes are the Earl of Egmont (Flemish), Alessandro Farnese (Genoese) or Spinola, Duke of Parma.

" all began when Philip II puts a price on his head William of Orange, the Protestant prince Flanders, which reacts by challenging its legitimacy and its power to face. It was customary in those days to question the royal authority, so to arm himself with arguments flamenco develops an overwhelming propaganda that emphasizes (and exaggerate) the worst of his great enemy : a man capable of murdering the prince Don Carlos, his son (which proved false), who used the Inquisition to kill their enemies and that allowed the greatest cruelties during the conquest of America. "

" black legend built to weaken the power of the House of Austria , but when it comes its decline after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the argument is a Spain surrendered to the darkness of the papacy to the advancement of the Enlightenment. late nineteenth century, the Anglo-Saxon nations look down on Latinas. The Black Legend was present. "
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The Black Legend , just published Gadir. In the essay explains how to build a speech to the English became the paradigm of fanaticism and cruelty, the dogmatic closure around the flag of Catholicism and the pure desire for domination using springs of a powerful state.