Answer:
Option: 2) The Black Legend
Explanation:
The Black Legend is the name of the myth that suggests the Spanish unleashed cruelty on the Native Americas. The Back Legend based on biased report and fabricating the facts against a nation or person.
In the 16th century, Spanish in America had come under the brand of the "Black Legend" with rigid cruelty. The Black Legend was the product of the monstrous crimes committed in the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors.
The Black Legend further refers to an idea that the Spanish Empire was only wanted to gain wealth with the help of conquistadores who took what they wanted with no concern for the natives.
