The Spanish empire in Europe and the Americas provided assistance to the North American rebels throughout the American Revolutionary War. Not wanting to provoke the British into war before they were ready, the Spanish managed covert operation to send aid to the Americans. They also attempted to send emissaries. On December 31, 1777, Juan de… Continue reading Juan de Miralles, Spanish Emissary to the American Revolution 1777
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Founding of San Jose, California 1777
Do you know the way to San José? Latinx explorers and settlers certainly did, and they founded the city on November 29, 1777. José Joaquín de la Santísima Trinidad Moraga, who was born in the area of the Spanish empire now known as Arizona, led the expedition. San José was Spain’s first civilian and secular settlement in… Continue reading Founding of San Jose, California 1777
Spanish Aid in the American Revolutionary War
In July 1777 the Spanish ship “Salida Barra” departed from Spain to run the British blockade of the US rebel colonies. A key tactic by the British was to prevent the struggling colonies from receiving supplies from overseas, which they could not produce in their war torn country. The ship was carrying supplies for the… Continue reading Spanish Aid in the American Revolutionary War
Spanish Aid to the norteamericano Rebels 1777
On June 25, 1777, the ship Neptuno departed from Spain to the US, with supplies for the rebellious Continental Army. The shipment included blankets, quinine, and cloth for uniforms, and was arranged by Diego Gardoqui, a Spanish Basque merchant and first Ambassador from Spain to the US. The supplies were paid for by the Spanish… Continue reading Spanish Aid to the norteamericano Rebels 1777
Helping to Win the American Revolutionary War 1777
On April 17, 1777, the rebel American ships Alexander and Charlotte with Captains Williamson and Saint Clair slipped out of the Spanish harbor in Bilbao and outran the British blockade to land in the rebel colonies. The vessels carried supplies for the US Continental Army, including blankets and cloth for uniforms. The shipments were arranged… Continue reading Helping to Win the American Revolutionary War 1777
Spanish Aid to the norteamericano rebels 1777
On March 25, 1777, the American ship, Tabby, with Captain Hodges departed from Spain to the US, carrying supplies to the rebels. The ship brought blankets, quinine (medicine), and cloth for uniforms. The shipments were arranged by Spanish Basque merchant Diego Maria de Gardoqui, and the supplies were paid for by the Spanish government. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Spanish Aid to the norteamericano rebels 1777
Spanish aid during the American Revolutionary War 1776-1781
On March 10, 1777, Spanish Minister José Moñino, conde de Floridablanca, wrote a secret dispatch concerning Spain’s support of the North American rebels in the struggle against Britiain, “the fate of the colonies interests us very much, and we shall do for them everything that circumstances permit….” Moñino also discussed the steady flow of aid… Continue reading Spanish aid during the American Revolutionary War 1776-1781
Diego Maria de Gardoqui aids US Rebels 1777
In January 1777, Diego Maria de Gardoqui managed the loading of the ship Rockingham with thousands of blankets, tents, and muskets, and sent it from Bilbao, Spain, to the US rebel army fighting the British in the colonies. Gardoqui was a Spanish Basque merchant who managed the early smuggling operations of the Spanish government to… Continue reading Diego Maria de Gardoqui aids US Rebels 1777
Bernardo de Gálvez 1777
Bernardo de Gálvez celebrated the New Year of 1777 with his inauguration as the Governor of Louisiana in Spanish New Orleans. The Spanish were already shipping covert arms and ammunition to aid the North American rebels against the British Army. The thirty-something Gálvez continued and greatly expanded the shipments of supplies from the Spanish government. … Continue reading Bernardo de Gálvez 1777