Author: Alejandro de Quesada
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781846035074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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To maintain its imperial power in America, Spain built fortifications across the width of the continent. These outposts were established along Spanish borders from the late sixteenth century onwards to defend its interests against rival European powers and to suppress uprisings of the Native Americans and local population. By the eighteenth century, Spain's defenses spread from the northern area of the Gulf of Mexico through to California. Some of these imperial fortifications, such as the Alamo, played key roles in conflicts including the American Revolution and the Texan War of Independence. This book provides a cogent analysis of Spain's defensive network at the height of the country's imperial strength on the American continent.
Author: Karen Racine
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780842029100
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Before there was Sim-n Bol'var, there was Francisco de Miranda. He was among the most infamous men of his generation, loved or hated by all who knew him. Venezuelan General Francisco Gabriel de Miranda (1750-1816) participated in the major political events of the Atlantic World for more than three decades. Before his tragic last days he would be Spanish soldier, friend of U.S. presidents, paramour of Catherine the Great, French Revolutionary general in the Belgian campaigns, perennial thorn in the side of British Prime Minister William Pitt, and fomenter of revolution in Spanish America. He used his personal relationships with leaders on both sides of the Atlantic to advance his dream of a liberated Spanish America. Author Karen Racine brings the man into focus in a careful, thorough analysis, showing how his savvy, firm political beliefs and courageous actions saved him from being the simple scoundrel that his dalliances suggested. Shedding light on one of history's most charismatic and cosmopolitan world citizens, Francisco de Miranda will appeal to all those interested in biography and Latin American history.
Author: René Chartrand
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849085986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Long before England established a serious presence in the New World, Spain had already established an overseas Empire. In North America, this included vast tracts of territory including most of what today comprises the states of Florida, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, Illinois and California. In later years, as the British and the French came to expand their claims, they often came into conflict with the Spanish. The Spanish also played a significant part during the American Revolution, fighting against the British and drawing off forces needed to fight the Americans. This book covers all of the North American Spanish forces that fought in the campaigns of the 18th century.
Author: Jaime E. Rodríguez O.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521626736
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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This book provides a new interpretation of Spanish American independence, emphasising political processes.
Author: Miguel A. Centeno
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107311306
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 485
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The growth of institutional capacity in the developing world has become a central theme in twenty-first-century social science. Many studies have shown that public institutions are an important determinant of long-run rates of economic growth. This book argues that to understand the difficulties and pitfalls of state building in the contemporary world, it is necessary to analyze previous efforts to create institutional capacity in conflictive contexts. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of state and nation building in Latin America and Spain from independence to the 1930s. The book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success. The Spanish and Latin American experience of the nineteenth century was arguably the first regional stage on which the organizational and political dilemmas that still haunt states were faced. This book provides an unprecedented perspective on the development and contemporary outcome of those state and nation-building projects.
Author: William Spence Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Author: French Ensor Chadwick
Publisher:
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Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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Author: Joshua Simon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107158478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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This book explores the surprising similarities in the political ideas of the American and Latin American independence movements.
Author: French Ensor Chadwick
Publisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Author: John Franklin Jameson
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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American Historical Review is the oldest scholarly journal of history in the United States and the largest in the world. Published by the American Historical Association, it covers all areas of historical research.
