British Neutrality and Spanish-American Independence
The Problem of Foreign Enlistment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4018221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D A G Waddell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 1987-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x00017119 |
| OpenAlex | W2163257053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
Throughout the Spanish-American wars of independence Britain's policy was to observe a strict neutrality between Spain and the colonial revolutionaries. This did not reflect an indifferent detachment or a commitment to even-handed justice, but was rather dictated by the pursuit of Britain's own interests, which necessitated the maintenance of good relations both with Spain and with Spanish America. During the period of the Peninsular War of 1808-14 Spain was a vital ally against Napoleon, and after the war was over she remained an important element in the European collective security system that Lord Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary, constructed to prevent the re-emergence of French dominance. Accordingly Britain refused requests from the revolutionary regimes in South America to recognise their independence or to help them to defend it against the mother country. At the same time Britain declined to assist her Spanish ally in recovering control over the rebellious territories, as she had no desire to imperil the important commerical links she was developing with the emergent states of Spanish America. Both parties continued to try to enlist British assistance, and both of them at times complained of breaches of neutrality by British officials. But for several years Britain walked her tightrope very successfully
Colonialism · Dominance (genetics) · Economic history · Economic Justice · Element (criminal law) · Foreign policy · Independence (probability theory) · Neutrality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · War of independence · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Studies in Latin America · Historical Studies on Spain · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |