Spain fights to dispel legend of Inquisition and imperial atrocities | World news | The Guardian

Spain fights to dispel legend of Inquisition and imperial atrocities | World news | The Guardian

 

 

Spain fights to dispel legend of Inquisition and imperial atrocities

Campaigners want to reclaim the country’s past from ‘distorted propaganda’

 Black propaganda? An engraving depicting conquistadors torturing natives of Florida in their determination to find gold.
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