Barbarossa − Bar(bar)ossa − Barbossa: The permanence of the Black Legend as a discourse of otherness

This article explores contemporary cultural appropriations of the Black Legend, a 16th and 17th century narrative used as a propagandistic strategy addressed to criticize Spain’s imperial mission in America. First, this article reviews geopolitical reasons that prompted politics of representation ag...

• Main Author: Leetoy, Salvador (author)
• Other Authors: Vázquez Liñán, Miguel (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: black legend; propaganda; otherness; politics of representation; leyenda negra; otredad; políticas de representación; Comunicación de masas; diferenciación cultural; lenda negra; alteridade; políticas de representação
• Online Access: https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/3227