Napoleon’s Spanish War“Atlas histórico de España”, Enrique…

Napoleon’s Spanish War “Atlas histórico de España”, Enrique Martínez Ruiz, Consuelo Maqueda Abreu, Emilio de Diego, Ediciones Istmo, 2016 by cartesdhistoire For Napoleon, the Iberian Peninsula was a weak link in the southern flank of the continental blockade. In 1807, he sent Junot to occupy Portugal, where smuggling of British products was developing on a …

The evolution of the Spanish West Indian Empire« Atlas histórico…

The evolution of the Spanish West Indian Empire « Atlas histórico de España », Jordi Induráin Pons, Larousse, 2021 by cartesdhistoire In the 18th century, Spanish America was firmly established: the conquest phase having been completed, pacification opened the way to a reorganization of the administration of this immense territory. It was necessary to take …