Spain and the American Revolution - (The Revolutionary Age) by Gabriel Paquette & Gonzalo M Quintero Saravia (Paperback)

About the Book

Following the establishment of American independence, the Spanish empire became one of the republic's most significant neighbors and, often illicitly, trading partners. Bringing together essays from a range of well-regarded historians, this volume contributes significantly to the international history of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions.

Book Synopsis

Although the participation of France in the American Revolution is well established in the historiography, the role of Spain, France's ally, is relatively understudied and underappreciated. Spain's involvement in the conflict formed part of a global struggle between empires and directly influenced the outcome of the clash between Britain and its North American colonists. Following the establishment of American independence, the Spanish empire became one of the nascent republic's most significant neighbors and, often illicitly, trading partners. Bringing together essays from a range of well-regarded historians, this volume contributes significantly to the international history of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions.

Contributors: Eric Becerra, University of North Carolina * Larrie D. Ferreiro, George Mason University * Gregg French, University of Windsor * Mary-Jo Kline, independent scholar * Manuel Lucena Giraldo, International University in Spain * Benjamin C. Lyons, University of Utah * Anthony McFarlane, University of Warwick * Ross Michael Nedervelt, Florida International University * John W. Nelson, Texas Tech University * Emmanuelle Perez Tisserant, University of Toulouse * Eduardo Posada Carbó, University of Oxford * Emily Berquist Soule, California State University, Long Beach * María Bárbara Zepeda Cortés, Lehigh University

Review Quotes

Throughout this volume, the authors reclaim Spain's rightful place in the centrality of the American Revolution. As historiography moves into a more Atlantic context, Spain deserves more attention in the historical analysis . . . The chapters incorporated in this volume will be invaluable for any student of the American Revolution, Spanish-American borderlands, or the Atlantic world in the Age of Revolutions.--Colin Mathison (University of Mississippi) "H-Early-America"

A mosaic that adds several new insights.

-- "Hispanic American Historical Review"

This well-crafted collection of essays promises to refocus scholarly attention on the crucial monetary and military assistance that Spain provided the revolutionaries in the War of the American Revolution. This book will undoubtedly stimulate further research on this important topic, and the volume will be of interest to students and specialists of Latin American, early U.S., and Atlantic World history.

--Kenneth J. Andrien, Southern Methodist University

About the Author

Gabriel Paquette is Professor of History and International Studies at the University of Oregon and author of The European Seaborne Empires: From the Thirty Years' War to the Age of Revolutions. Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia, a senior Spanish diplomat, is author of Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution, winner of the Society for Military History's Best Book Prize.