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Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830 /

Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers. This upsurge in privateering and piracy has been neglected by historians yet it posed a significant threat to British interests. As num...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McCarthy, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Boydell Press, 2013.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. British Interests in Spanish America
  • 2. Privateering and Piracy
  • 3. Traders' Ghastly Wounds
  • 4. Response to Insurgent Privateering
  • 5. Response to Spanish Privateering
  • 6. Anglo-Spanish Claims Commission
  • 7. Response to Cuban-based Piracy.