Paisanos : the Irish and the liberation of Latin America /

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"In the early nineteenth century, thousands of volunteers left Ireland behind to join the fight for South American independence. Lured by the promise of adventure, fortune, and the opportunity to take a stand against colonialism, they braved the treacherous Atlantic crossing to join the ranks o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fanning, Tim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2018.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Irish > Latin America > History > 18th century.
Irish > Latin America > History > 19th century.
Irish > South America > History > 18th century.
Irish > South America > History > 19th century.
Revolutionaries > Latin America > History.
Irlandais > Amérique latine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Irlandais > Amérique latine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Irlandais > Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Irlandais > Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Révolutionnaires > Amérique latine > Histoire.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Civilization > Irish influences.
Irish.
Revolutionaries.
Latin America > Civilization > Irish influences.
South America > History > 18th century.
South America > History > 19th century.
Latin America > History > 18th century.
Latin America > History > 19th century.
Amérique latine > Civilisation > Influence irlandaise.
Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Amérique latine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Amérique latine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Latin America.
South America.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Geese
  • Remaking the New World
  • A new model army
  • The King of Peru
  • Spain under siege
  • The propagandist priest
  • Merchants, sailors, soldiers, spies
  • Revolution
  • The battle for the River Plate
  • General O'Higgins
  • Bolívar's Irish volunteers
  • The Hibernian regiment and the Irish Legion
  • Death in the Andes
  • The San Patricios
  • The kingdom of God
  • Home
  • After the revolution
  • The 'new Erin'
  • Making history
  • The 'spiritual empire'.

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