Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies
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Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies
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Author : Matthew Brown
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2006-11-01
Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies written by Matthew Brown and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-01 with History categories.
Between 1810 and 1825, 7,000 English, Scottish and Irish mercenaries sailed to Gran Colombia to fight against Spanish colonial rule under the rebel forces of Simón Bolívar. Their motives were mixed. Some travelled for money, others travelled for honour. Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies explores the lives of these men – their encounters with other soldiers, indigenous people, local women and slaves – as recounted in documents that fall outside the usual remit of military, political and economic historians. Matthew Brown considers the social and cultural aspects of the presence of these ‘foreigners’, and shows how they were an essential part of the revolution which eventually gave South America its freedom. Using archival research from England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia, Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies clearly shows the active role that these mercenaries, informal outriders of the British Empire, played in the creation of Latin America as we know it today.
Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies
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Author : Matthew Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies written by Matthew Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Spanish Colonies In America
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Author : Alexandra Lilly
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2009
Spanish Colonies In America written by Alexandra Lilly and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with America categories.
Provides the history of Spanish colonies in America.
The Struggle For Power In Post Independence Colombia And Venezuela
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Author : M. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-05-18
The Struggle For Power In Post Independence Colombia And Venezuela written by M. Brown and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-18 with History categories.
A collective biography of the veterans of the battle of El Santuario (1829), this book uses the untold stories of ordinary lives to examine the history of the imperial conflicts that shaped politics and society in Colombia and Venezuela after independence from colonial rule.
Present State Of The Spanish Colonies
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Author : William Walton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-06
Present State Of The Spanish Colonies written by William Walton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-06 with History categories.
This study of Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and South America was first published in 1810.
Spain In The Southwest
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Author : John L. Kessell
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-02-27
Spain In The Southwest written by John L. Kessell and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-27 with History categories.
John L. Kessell’s Spain in the Southwest presents a fast-paced, abundantly illustrated history of the Spanish colonies that became the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and California. With an eye for human interest, Kessell tells the story of New Spain’s vast frontier--today’s American Southwest and Mexican North--which for two centuries served as a dynamic yet disjoined periphery of the Spanish empire. Chronicling the period of Hispanic activity from the time of Columbus to Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821, Kessell traces the three great swells of Hispanic exploration, encounter, and influence that rolled north from Mexico across the coasts and high deserts of the western borderlands. Throughout this sprawling historical landscape, Kessell treats grand themes through the lives of individuals. He explains the frequent cultural clashes and accommodations in remarkably balanced terms. Stereotypes, the author writes, are of no help. Indians could be arrogant and brutal, Spaniards caring, and vice versa. If we select the facts to fit preconceived notions, we can make the story come out the way we want, but if the peoples of the colonial Southwest are seen as they really were--more alike than diverse, sharing similar inconstant natures--then we need have no favorites.
A Voyage To South America
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Author : Antonio De Ulloa
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
A Voyage To South America written by Antonio De Ulloa and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This classic travelogue offers a vivid portrait of the Spanish colonies of South America as they appeared in the 18th century. Don George Juan recounts his experiences in cities such as Lima and Buenos Aires, providing a detailed account of the architecture, culture, and daily life of colonial South America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Present State Of The Spanish Colonies Including A Particular Report Of Hispa Ola
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Author : William Walton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1810
Present State Of The Spanish Colonies Including A Particular Report Of Hispa Ola written by William Walton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1810 with categories.
Present State Of The Spanish Colonies
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Author : William Walton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1810
Present State Of The Spanish Colonies written by William Walton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1810 with Haiti categories.
Privateering Piracy And British Policy In Spanish America 1810 1830
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Author : Matthew McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2013
Privateering Piracy And British Policy In Spanish America 1810 1830 written by Matthew McCarthy and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Shows how the political turmoil of the Spanish American Wars of Independence allowed an upsurge in prize-taking activity by navies, privateers and pirates. Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain responded by commissioning privateers of its own, while the disintegration of Spanish authority in the New World created conditions in which unauthorised prize-taking - piracy - also flourished. This upsurge in privateering and piracy has been neglected by historians yet it posed a significant threat to British interests. As numerous vessels were captured and plundered, the British government - endeavouring to remain neutral in the Spanish American conflict - faced a dilemma. An insufficient response might hinder Britain's commercial expansion but an overly aggressive approach risked plunging the nation into another war. Privateering, Piracy and British Policy in Spanish America assesses the varied and flexible ways the British government responded to prize-taking activity in order to safeguard and enhance its wider commercial and political objectives. This analysis marks a significant and original contribution to the study of privateering and piracy, and informs key debates about the development of international law and the character of British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Matthew McCarthy is Research Officer at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Hull in 2011 and won the British Commission for Maritime History/Boydell & Brewer prize for best doctoral thesis in maritime history.