Nineteenth-Century British Perspectives on Spanish America

The sources in this volume focus on Britain’s moral, financial, and diplomatic interventions and ambitions in Latin America. It begins during the wars of independence spanning 1810-1825. The collected texts variously portray British anticipation of, participation in, and pursuit of national interest amidst revolutions in Latin America.

The sources in this volume focus on Great Britains moral, financial, and diplomatic interventions and ambitions in Latin America. It begins during the wars of independence spanning 1810-1825, when Foreign Secretary George Canning prematurely declared, "Spanish America is free; and if we do not mismanage our affairs sadly, she is English." The independence movements of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies, as well as their ancient past, inspired Romantic writers such as Anna Letitia Barbauld and spurred British military support and political debate, as attested by mercenary Richard Vowells Campaigns and Cruises in Venezuela and James Mill''s "Emancipation of Spanish America."

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