The worst Inquitision.....

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III


While the term "Black Legend" was coined by a person with a "leyenda rosa"-agenda, it is a generally accepted term for the (mostly Protestant) anti-Spanish propaganda in the times of European "religious civil war", and is used by almost every historian I came across who works on Spain or Latin America.

And I hope I count as a serious historian for you.

ive not read anything by you but posts here.

Ive only read a few histories of Spain and the Spanish empire, and didnt see the term black legend in them - ive seen it only on wiki and other websites, in the context of strong defensiveness about Spains early modern history.

[Provost Harrison]

It's all lies anyway. The Portuguese were only there to investigate the origins of Hindu civilisation...

[Heresson]

There's a Hindu civilisation?

Hindus have origins?

[Provost Harrison]

Come on, who let the Pole into the thread?

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Come on, who let the Pole into the thread?

He's fixing my plumbing

[LordShiva]

Heresson's a urologist?

[DinoDoc]

While obscene heretics' hearts still beat, there can be no respite.

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
ive not read anything by you but posts here.

Just the last thread we both posted in: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=2

Ive only read a few histories of Spain and the Spanish empire, and didnt see the term black legend in them - ive seen it only on wiki and other websites, in the context of strong defensiveness about Spains early modern history.

Well, in a "history of Spain" you'd probably only find it as a sidenote, if anything. But every work or article on the Spanish-European (esp. English) relations won't come around it. Or works on the topics that are most influenced by the black legend, like the Spanish Inquisition, the treatment of the Indians, the outstanding brutality and intolerance of the Spanish etc.
And please note that by pointing that out, I'm not saying that the Spanish society was not intolerant or anything, I'm just saying that the protestants had bigger and better printing presses.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III


Just the last thread we both posted in: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=2



Well, in a "history of Spain" you'd probably only find it as a sidenote, if anything. But every work or article on the Spanish-European (esp. English) relations won't come around it. Or works on the topics that are most influenced by the black legend, like the Spanish Inquisition, the treatment of the Indians, the outstanding brutality and intolerance of the Spanish etc.
And please note that by pointing that out, I'm not saying that the Spanish society was not intolerant or anything, I'm just saying that the protestants had bigger and better printing presses.

1. when I said posts here, i meant posts on poly, not just in this thread, or even just in OT.

2. I dont doubt you are right in that its used elsewhere in more specialized areas. Im quite sure, though that SOME works on the inquisition wont find it relevant. I keep meaning to read Netanyahu on the Inquisition, and Im not expecting to find it mentioned there (since its orthogonal to the issues hes focusing on, IIUC)

[Pekka]

... or the best. If you look at it from the perspective of.. inquisitors.. they performed unusually well. So good for them.

[DaShi]

2nd best aneeshm thread evah!

You know, if it wasn't for him, we'd all be really missing serb.

[LordShiva]

I miss Serb

[Pekka]

No, you just think you miss Serb. You really miss your foreskin.

[Heresson]

Originally posted by Pekka
No, you just think you miss Serb. You really miss your foreskin.

More likely - (all) his origins

[LordShiva]

Huh?