Spain and the Independence of the United States An Intrinsic Gift

Name: Spain and the Independence of the United States An Intrinsic Gift
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ISBN: 9780826327949

ISBN-10: 082632794X

ISBN-13: 9780826327949

Edition: 2003

Authors: Thomas E. Chï¿½vez, Thomas E. Chï¿½vez

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The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of US independence. Through actual fighting, provision of supplies, and money, Spain helped the young British colonies succeed in becoming an independent nation. Soldiers were recruited from all over the Spanish empire, from Spain itself and from throughout Spanish America. Many died fighting British soldiers and their allies in Central America, the Caribbean, along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to St Louis and as far north as Michigan, along the Gulf Coast to Mobile and Pensacola, as well as in Europe. Based on primary research in the archives of Spain, this book is about United…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 1/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 330
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Thomas E. Chï¿½vez is the former director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, and the former curator and director of the Palace of the Governors, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe.



Preface


Introduction



From Defeat ... and Victory, to 1777



Posturing Early: The Spanish Lakes and South America, from 1776



Independence and the Common Foe



Floridablanca and the Policy of Patience



Duplicity in Favor of the Americans, 1777



Antebellum Anxiety, 1777-1779



Illinois to Guatemala: A Benevolent Neutrality and Preparation, 1778-1779



Negotiations and the Spanish Declaration of War



European Allies, 1779-1783



Central America: An Integral Defense, 1779-1783



The Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast - Casting the Dice



A Costly Blow to British Prestige, 1780-1781



Yorktown, the Bahamas, and Peace, 1781-1783


Conclusions and Epilogue


Appendices


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index