The American Revolution and the Spanish Monarchy
Year: 2006
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The contribution which France made to the success of the American Revolution by providing financial and military support to the American rebels in their war of independence against Britain is well understood. So, too, are the consequences for the French monarchy of involvement with the American Revolution in the war, since its victory was so promptly followed by the fiscal and political crisis which triggered the French Revolution. Spain’s role and its consequences are less well known. This is no doubt partly because Spain took a less prominent role in the war and partly because the Spanish Bourbon state did not suffer the catastrophic after-effects that the war brought to its French counterpart. The American Revolution was, nonetheless, an important moment in the history of Spain and its empire, not only because the defeat of Britain altered the balance of colonial power in the Americas, but also because Spain’s engagement in the war interacted with political reforms and cultural changes within Spain and its American colonies. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Source: Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks
Author: Anthony McFarlane
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1536920288