Latin American Rebels and the United States, 1806-1822
When separatist revolts erupted in Spain''s American colonies in the early 1800s, opinion in the United States was undecided as to what position to take. Proximity and America''s own anti-colonial ethos favored sympathy with the rebel cause, yet U.S. strategic interests during the tumultuous Napoleonic Wars dictated a policy of neutrality.
When representatives of the rebel provinces came to t...
When separatist revolts erupted in Spain''s American colonies in the early 1800s, opinion in the United States was undecided as to what position to take. Proximity and America''s own anti-colonial ethos favored sympathy with the rebel cause, yet U.S. strategic interests during the tumultuous Napoleonic Wars dictated a policy of neutrality.
When representatives of the rebel provinces came to t...
