Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift

From: South Carolina Historical Magazine | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift. By Thomas E. Chavez. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002. Pp. xii, 286; $29.95, cloth.)

Thomas Chavez undertook this study of Spain's involvement in the Revolutionary War because he believes that too few Americans appreciate the vital role that Spain played in winning independence for the United States. he stresses that Spain provided money and munitions for the colonists from 1776 until the end of the conflict, and that without these supplies they could not have continued fighting. he also argues that Spain's ...

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