The Spanish Empire’s Hidden Hand: How the Gálvez Network Turned the Tide of the War of Independence (opens in new tab)

An Independence Within an Empire When the thirteen British colonies declared their independence in 1776, the world witnessed not only the birth of a new nation but also a decisive shift in the balance of global power. As historians such as Jeremy Adelman, J. H. Elliott, and Anthony Pagden have noted, the American Revolution unfolded […] The post appeared first on .