Spain and the Independence of the United States
Subtitle: An Intrinsic Gift
By: Thomas E. Chávez.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783; United States -- Foreign relations -- Spain; Spain -- Foreign relations -- United States
Description: "The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of U.S. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-278) and index.
Table of contents: label: 1. From Defeat and Victory, to 1777
pagenum: 18; label: 2. Posturing Early: The Spanish Lakes and South America, from 1776
pagenum: 33; label: 3. Independence and the Common Foe
pagenum: 45; label: 4. Floridablanca and the Policy of Patience
pagenum: 70; label: 5. Duplicity in Favor of the Americans, 1777
pagenum: 89; label: 6. Antebellum Anxiety, 1777-1779
pagenum: 110; label: 7. Illinois to Guatemala:; label: A Benevolent Neutrality and Preparation, 1778-1779
pagenum: 113; label: 8. Negotiations and the Spanish Declaration of War
pagenum: 126; label: 9. European Allies, 1779-1783
pagenum: 137; label: 10. Central America: An Integral Defense, 1779-1783
pagenum: 150; label: 11. The Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast-Casting the Dice
pagenum: 166; label: 12. A Costly Blow to British Prestige, 1780-1781
pagenum: 184; label: 13. Yorktown, the Bahamas, and Peace, 1781-1783
pagenum: 198; label: Conclusions and epilogue
pagenum: 213; label: Appendices
pagenum: 223; label: Notes
pagenum: 226; label: Selected bibliography
pagenum: 270; label: Index
pagenum: 279; label: Plates