Though the participation of France in the American Revolution is well established in the historiography, the role of Spain, France’s ally, is relatively under

The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of U.S. independence. Through actual fighting, provision of s

Although Spain was never a formal ally of the United States during the American Revolution, its entry into the war definitively tipped the balance against Brita

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Spain relinquished Florida, a land it had possessed for over 200 years, to the British. With revolution imminent, Brita

Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History Winner of the Journal of the American Revolution 2016 Book of the Year Award At the time the first shots were fired at Lexing