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September 10, 2025Latin-american Historical AlmanacOpen Access

«The Black Legend» in American Popular Literature of the Interwar Period: The Representation of the Conquistadors in Pulp Magazines

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NLNikita Lapaev

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Overview

Analysis reveals how pulp magazines shaped perceptions of conquistadors and cultural memory, highlighting recurring stereotypes.

Key Points

  • The representation of conquistadors in pulp literature reinforces the enduring 'black legend' motifs.
  • Analysis of fourteen short stories shows that themes of greed and violence remained central despite changing contexts.
  • Methodologically, the research employs formula fiction and imagology to uncover stable narrative models and stereotypes.
  • Pulp magazines served as significant mediators of cultural memory, shaping collective historical imagination of Spaniards.

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Nikita Lapaev (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1dda254b1d3bfb60fc49fhttps://doi.org/10.32608/2305-8773-2025-47-1-7-33
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