"The sources in this volume focus on Great Britain’s moral, financial, and diplomatic interventions and ambitions in Latin America. It begins during the wars of independence spanning 1810-1825, when Foreign Secretary George Canning prematurely declared, ""Spanish America is free; and if we do not mismanage our affairs sadly, she is English."" The independence movements of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies, as well as their ancient past, inspired Romantic writers such as Anna Letitia Barbauld and spurred British military support and political debate, as attested by mercenary Richard Vowell’s Campaigns and Cruises in Venezuela and James Mill's ""Emancipation of Spanish America."""
Edited by:
Marisa Palacios Knox Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 2.030kg ISBN:9781032011660 ISBN 10: 1032011661 Pages: 378 Publication Date:25 March 2024 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Marisa Knox is a professor in the English department at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
