The Spanish black legend refers to an old propaganda against Spain for its actions in America, but according to the Spanish writer and essayist, Alberto G. Ibáñez, it is only a "smokescreen" that has hidden the damage that others made in America.
The author of the book "The Black Legend. History of the hatred of Spain" totally denies that before the Spaniards there was prosperity in America and that after them, there was decline.
Listen to their arguments.