There were isolated incidents of atrocities as in any conflict, but the Spanish brought technology and industrialization to the New World. Julian Juderias defines the Black Legend as “the atmosphere created by the fantastic tales about our country that have seen the light, in almost all countries” (Juderias, 2007, p. Introduction). Spain was not the only country to burn a witch as France was also known to practice it. The Germans persecuted the people in the name of religion and Paris burned the books of Luther and Mariana. Spain was no more intolerant and fanatical than the rest of Europe. Spain did not kill its own people in religious wars. The Enlightenment was happening faster in Latin America and only negative things were being documented. Fast forward a few hundred years and the United States of America dropped two devastating atomic bombs on Japan, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people, but it was to "save”