White Legend

proper noun

A set of pro-Hispanic ideas attempting to counterbalance the anti-Hispanic Black Legend (Spanish Leyenda Negra).

OriginSpanish Leyenda Blanca →
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Meanings

proper nounthe White Legend
  1. A set of pro-Hispanic ideas attempting to counterbalance the anti-Hispanic Black Legend (Spanish Leyenda Negra).

Origin

  1. SpanishLeyenda Blanca
  2. EnglishWhite Legend

Calque of Spanish Leyenda Blanca, based on Black Legend.

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APA

White Legend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Legend

MLA

“White Legend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Legend. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “White Legend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Legend.

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