Latin American Rebels and the United States, 1806-1822

Brown, Gordon S.

McFarland & Co Inc（2015/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 212 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786498994
• DDC分類 327.730809034

Full Description

When separatist revolts erupted in Spain's American colonies in the early 1800s, opinion in the United States was undecided as to what position to take. Proximity and America's own anti-colonial ethos favored sympathy with the rebel cause, yet U.S. strategic interests during the tumultuous Napoleonic Wars dictated a policy of neutrality.

When representatives of the rebel provinces came to the U.S. seeking support, arms or recognition, and even launched armed assaults on Spanish territory and shipping from U.S. soil, American opinion split sharply. Should the untested rebel regimes be officially recognized or should the U.S. protect its crucial neutrality? As rebel agents and Spanish diplomat-spies vied behind the scenes for U.S. political and military assets, it became clear that the U.S. had inadvertently become involved in Spanish America's revolutionary struggle.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Timeline

Introduction

1. Uneasy Neighbors

2. Contested Loyalties

3. The First Rebel Agents Show Up

4. Filibusters, American and Émigré

5. Bringing American Privateers into the Fight

6. More Rebel Schemes for Armed Intervention

7. The Rise and Fall of the Republic of the Floridas

8. Hindering the Privateers

9. Recognition or Neutrality?

10. Agreement with Spain

11. Success Is a Matter of Fact

12. The End of the Beginning

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index