Black Legend

supposed tendency in historical writing demonising Spain and the Spanish Empire
Intangible aspect_of_history Q1501447
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Black Legend

Summary

Black Legend is an aspect of history[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Legend's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[3].
  • Black Legend's GND ID is recorded as 4167538-1[4].
  • Black Legend's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93007281[5].
  • Black Legend's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13749265x[6].
  • Black Legend's IdRef ID is recorded as 06160738X[7].
  • Black Legend's subclass of is recorded as black legend[8].
  • Black Legend's Commons category is recorded as Spanish black legend[9].
  • Black Legend's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1022113[10].
  • Black Legend's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX467023[11].
  • Black Legend's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0037107[12].
  • Black Legend's described by source is recorded as Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia[13].
  • Black Legend's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Black-Legend[14].
  • Black Legend's FAST ID is recorded as 833631[15].
  • Black Legend's indigenous to is recorded as Spain[16].
  • Black Legend's indigenous to is recorded as Spanish Empire[17].
  • Black Legend's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1yxkhpsb2[18].
  • Black Legend's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[19].
  • Black Legend's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007542084205171[20].
  • Black Legend's Lex ID is recorded as Den_Sorte_Legende[21].
  • Black Legend's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as leyenda-negra[22].
  • Black Legend's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/f0be953b-4ca1-4c9b-8950-4b537677a90f[23].

Why It Matters

Black Legend ranks in the top 7% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Black Legend. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/black-legend
MLA “Black Legend.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/black-legend.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_black-legend_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Black Legend}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/black-legend}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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