The "Black Legend"
a. painted Spanish treatment of Native Americans as inhumane.
b. condemned exploitation of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church.
c. was completely false with no basis in the actions of the Spanish.
d. was spread primarily by conquistadors who lost their rights of encomienda.
a
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