The black legend on the Spanish presence in the low countries: Verifying shared beliefs on genetic ancestry.

Maarten H D LarmuseauFrancesc CalafellSarah A PrincenRonny DecorteViolet Soen

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)

Although sexual aggression did occur in the 16th century, these activities did not leave a traceable "Spanish" genetic signature in the autochthonous genome of the Low Countries. Our results support the view that the 'Black Legend' and historical propaganda on sexual aggression have nurtured today's incorrect assumptions regarding genetic ancestry.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
mental health
dna methylation
gene expression
genome wide association study