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The black legend on the Spanish presence in the low countries: Verifying shared beliefs on genetic ancestry.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 2018
Larmuseau Maarten H D, Calafell Francesc, Princen Sarah A, Decorte Ronny, Soen Violet
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OBJECTIVES: War atrocities committed by the Spanish army in the Low Countries during the 16th century are so ingrained in the collective memory of Belgian and Dutch societies that they generally assume a signature of this history to be present in their genetic ancestry. Historians claim this assumption is a consequence of the so-called "Black Legend" and negative propaganda portraying and remembering Spanish...
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