Polémica sobre la conquista española de América

Throughout the centuries, the discovery, conquest and colonization of the Americas by the Spanish have been the subject of controversy and diatribes in Spain and abroad, and even today they are an open wound that frequently stands in the way of Spain's relations. with the Latin American republics. The controversy began very early, after the denunciation of the abuses of the Spanish settlers in a church in Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic, on Christmas 1511, by the Dominican fray Antonio de Montesinos. During the modern centuries, the news from the New World that reached Europe gave arguments to the rival powers to form a negative image of Spain and the Spanish, an image that has been maintained to this day in extensive foreign social sectors. For some time now, the controversy has passed from the academic sphere to that of public opinion, and has given rise to subjective judgments, often exaggerated and unfounded, by politicians lacking adequate information. The truth suffers when politics and nationalist passion use history to exalt or condemn. Neither a black legend, nor a pink legend: Sebastián Quesada, a rigorous historian, maps the great keys to what happened during the conquest of America in a fascinating story, full of details and anecdotes, and perfect for immersing himself in a pleasant, albeit profound, way, the question.