Piedra argues that the birth of the Spanish nation comes from the libidinal implications under various faiths and cultures–Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and sub-Saharan Black culture. He theorizes that the figure of the Black stud is the "Black other" of the Afro-Islamic other for the Hispanic self’s fantasy in Spain during the 12th – 15th century. Piedra examines how Spain views itself as a dominant white self and any culture or faith outside of that as a Black other.