Based on the picture how might england have used the black legend to motivate and justify its colonization of north america?

This picture would justify English colonization in North America because it portrays the Spanish colonizers as inhumane. In the picture, it states that the Spanish are "Burning a Peruvian to make him tell where the gold is." This picture shows Spanish conquistadores burning an individual alive in order to retrieve information. This was probably seen negatively by many European citizens.

The English used this type of propaganda to their advantage. The English would discuss how the Spanish were colonizing just to hurt Native Americans. However, the English were trying to portrary their mission as one in which they would convert the Native Americans to Christianity using peaceful means.

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b. race