In the history of Spain, has often forgotten relevant events , perhaps because of that character that we Spaniards have in general, of not knowing or wanting to defend our own history. sinking ships that were not as was the case with The USS Maine , all in the interest of the US in Cuba. the Spanish Republican troops were the first to enter Paris, freeing her from the Nazi invasion, another unknown piece of our history.In this article we will know the importance of Spain in the Independence of the US, c omo Espana I collaborate, because it did. A part of our history that we have titled The Spanish Aid in Independence of the United States.
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The Thirteen Colonies
These colonies maintained very similar systems of government, all under the influence of the English Protestant church.Although they were not the only British possessions in the continent, if they were the ones that accumulated the most autonomy .They had an electoral system for the election of mayors, little by little the colonies increasingly needed less of the great metropolis , the trade between the different colonies behind Britain and an increasingly high autonomy, managed to develop a feeling of American identity.
Declaration of Independence
In 1750 the settlers who were born and raised in the Americas, they feel less and less attached to the metropolis, they feel American and as such they ask Britain for greater representation and self-government .The little interest that Great Britain gave to these requirements caused every more and more complaints, leading inexorably towards a revolution on which I finish with the creation of a Continental Congress and with the declaration of independence in the year 1776.
Spain towards reaching aid supplies to the colonies using 4 routes mainly: From the French ports of New Orleans, across the Mississippi River, from Havana and from the port of Bilbao.
Spanish dollars. 8 real silver coin with the face of King Carlos III.1776
With the money sent from Spain, the famous Spanish dollars, was able to guarantee the public debt and cradle the first US currency, the dollar.
As anecdote the famous symbol $ , is nothing more than the representation of the Spanish shield, the columns of hercules are the 2 vertical bars and the band Ultra Ultra, form the S.
215 bronze canons, 30,000 carabiners and bayonets, in addition to bullets, powder, grenades, bell tents and even uniforms were supplied. Spain was responsible for supplying everything necessary , including gold, to a fledgling American army , which lacked the basics where we included clothes or uniforms.
After equipping the American army , this began to reap its rewards as the victory in the battle of Saratoga, which encouraged France to support the independence of the colonies, almost more as a personal matter against Great Britain, as it would happen to Spain, that for a real interest in supporting the birth of a new nation.
Battle of Saratoga , all military equipment and equipment was supplied by Spain
The multiple losses that the British Empire had caused in the Spanish coffers during the 7-year war , was a reason more than enough to ally with France who also sought to weaken to the Empire.
Treaty of Aranjuez
On June 22, 1779, Spain through the Treaty of Aranjuez , will join France and declare war on England, a war that will go down in history as the war Anglo-Spanish.
First was Luis de Cordova who cleared the English Channel of British ships, getting the perfect conditions to invade Britain, a wish that since the Invincible Navy in the time of Philip II, no one had achieved, but this time it would not be possible either, This attempt was aborted after terrible weather conditions and an epidemic that decimated the contingent leaving a trail of 15.ooo deceased.
Luis de Cordova
But the Spaniards would also fight for their interests in the European continent, the idea of recovering Menorca and Gibraltar were priorities, territory they occupied taking advantage of the War of Succession after the death of King Carlos II.
The one that was going to be decisive English convoy of 63 ships and whose size was to determine in favor of England the course of the war with the 13 Colonies, captured by the Spanish Navy
Luis de Cordova with his action In European waters he managed to capture 63 British ships, belonging to a double convoy that in 1780 traveled to the American colonies, with its warehouses loaded with supplies for war as they were muskets, powder, supplies, naval effects, costumes, more than 1,000,000 pounds for payments, plus 52 ships. This loss was a serious blow to British morals.
The departure of the British forces of the Forces San Felipe de Menorca
In 1781 and thanks to the support of the French Navy, Menorca surrendered, annexing to Spain over eighty years after their illegal occupation by the British, however, the same fate was not met with the Plaza de Gibraltar, which as we all know remains a British square.
Don Bernardo de Galvez, I count of Galvez
On the continent too the war was maintained, with a proper name Count Bernardo de Galvez at that time governor of the Spanish Louisiana who led offensives against the British forts that had been established in the Mississippi. The fall of Fort Bute, the victory in the battle of Baton Rouge as well as the conquest of Natchez and Mobile .The Count also dared with launching an offensive against Pensacola becoming Spanish territory in 1781 and thus closing any attempt of British offensive across the Mississippi River.
D.Bernardo de Galvez and Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and count of Galvez, is proclaimed post-citizen citizen honorific of the United States
But the British were not going to be crossed, now the war was also against Spain and Spanish interests, so they tried to plan an attack on Spanish interests in Nicaragua .
Signatories of the Treaty of Paris 1783.L The English refused to be included in the picture
Later the successes harvested by the Spaniards with the capture of the Bahamas , occupied by the British settlers who had been expelled after the battle happened in Yorktown and when they were about to invade the island of Jamaica, the war is over . Great Britain called for an end to the war, made it signed with the Treaty of Paris.
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The Spanish Aid in the Independence of the United States
To place ourselves in the historical context, the formation of the United States is mainly due to the so-called group of the Thirteen Colonies . These 13 colonies of British origin, had been founded during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, located on the east coast or Atlantic coast, were the first colonies to declare in 1776 their independence of Great Britain to form the United States of America.
The Thirteen Colonies
These colonies maintained very similar systems of government, all under the influence of the English Protestant church.Although they were not the only British possessions in the continent, if they were the ones that accumulated the most autonomy .They had an electoral system for the election of mayors, little by little the colonies increasingly needed less of the great metropolis , the trade between the different colonies behind Britain and an increasingly high autonomy, managed to develop a feeling of American identity.
Declaration of Independence
In 1750 the settlers who were born and raised in the Americas, they feel less and less attached to the metropolis, they feel American and as such they ask Britain for greater representation and self-government .The little interest that Great Britain gave to these requirements caused every more and more complaints, leading inexorably towards a revolution on which I finish with the creation of a Continental Congress and with the declaration of independence in the year 1776.
The Spanish Aid in the Independence of the United States
The First Spanish Aid
With the declaration of independence of the three colonies, the war against the United Kingdom of Great Britain is declared . The position of Spain from the beginning was that of support for the American colonies initially concealed financing part of the expenses.
Spain towards reaching aid supplies to the colonies using 4 routes mainly: From the French ports of New Orleans, across the Mississippi River, from Havana and from the port of Bilbao.
Spanish dollars. 8 real silver coin with the face of King Carlos III.1776
With the money sent from Spain, the famous Spanish dollars, was able to guarantee the public debt and cradle the first US currency, the dollar.
As anecdote the famous symbol $ , is nothing more than the representation of the Spanish shield, the columns of hercules are the 2 vertical bars and the band Ultra Ultra, form the S.
215 bronze canons, 30,000 carabiners and bayonets, in addition to bullets, powder, grenades, bell tents and even uniforms were supplied. Spain was responsible for supplying everything necessary , including gold, to a fledgling American army , which lacked the basics where we included clothes or uniforms.
After equipping the American army , this began to reap its rewards as the victory in the battle of Saratoga, which encouraged France to support the independence of the colonies, almost more as a personal matter against Great Britain, as it would happen to Spain, that for a real interest in supporting the birth of a new nation.
Battle of Saratoga , all military equipment and equipment was supplied by Spain
The multiple losses that the British Empire had caused in the Spanish coffers during the 7-year war , was a reason more than enough to ally with France who also sought to weaken to the Empire.
Treaty of Aranjuez
On June 22, 1779, Spain through the Treaty of Aranjuez , will join France and declare war on England, a war that will go down in history as the war Anglo-Spanish.
The Spanish Aid in the Independence of the United States
The Anglo-Spanish War
One of the main contributions in the Spanish aid in the independence of the United States was the use of our Navy. An army capable of nullifying one of the main British military resources, its own f lota.
First was Luis de Cordova who cleared the English Channel of British ships, getting the perfect conditions to invade Britain, a wish that since the Invincible Navy in the time of Philip II, no one had achieved, but this time it would not be possible either, This attempt was aborted after terrible weather conditions and an epidemic that decimated the contingent leaving a trail of 15.ooo deceased.
Luis de Cordova
But the Spaniards would also fight for their interests in the European continent, the idea of recovering Menorca and Gibraltar were priorities, territory they occupied taking advantage of the War of Succession after the death of King Carlos II.
The one that was going to be decisive English convoy of 63 ships and whose size was to determine in favor of England the course of the war with the 13 Colonies, captured by the Spanish Navy
Luis de Cordova with his action In European waters he managed to capture 63 British ships, belonging to a double convoy that in 1780 traveled to the American colonies, with its warehouses loaded with supplies for war as they were muskets, powder, supplies, naval effects, costumes, more than 1,000,000 pounds for payments, plus 52 ships. This loss was a serious blow to British morals.
The departure of the British forces of the Forces San Felipe de Menorca
In 1781 and thanks to the support of the French Navy, Menorca surrendered, annexing to Spain over eighty years after their illegal occupation by the British, however, the same fate was not met with the Plaza de Gibraltar, which as we all know remains a British square.
The Spanish Aid in the Independence of the United States
In the Caribbean
Attempted by all means prevent the British from disembarking in Cuba , something that had already happened in the 7-year war in which a British contingent seized Havana.
Don Bernardo de Galvez, I count of Galvez
On the continent too the war was maintained, with a proper name Count Bernardo de Galvez at that time governor of the Spanish Louisiana who led offensives against the British forts that had been established in the Mississippi. The fall of Fort Bute, the victory in the battle of Baton Rouge as well as the conquest of Natchez and Mobile .The Count also dared with launching an offensive against Pensacola becoming Spanish territory in 1781 and thus closing any attempt of British offensive across the Mississippi River.
D.Bernardo de Galvez and Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and count of Galvez, is proclaimed post-citizen citizen honorific of the United States
But the British were not going to be crossed, now the war was also against Spain and Spanish interests, so they tried to plan an attack on Spanish interests in Nicaragua .
The Spanish Aid in the Independence of the United States
End of the War
But none of their attempts to seize San Fernando de Omoa or against the strength of the Immaculate Conception , they ended up connected, being forced to withdraw to their possessions on the island of Jamaica.
Signatories of the Treaty of Paris 1783.L The English refused to be included in the picture
Later the successes harvested by the Spaniards with the capture of the Bahamas , occupied by the British settlers who had been expelled after the battle happened in Yorktown and when they were about to invade the island of Jamaica, the war is over . Great Britain called for an end to the war, made it signed with the Treaty of Paris.
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