Spain’s Diplomats in Philadelphia
Posted by Enrique Fernandez y Fernandez on Nov 28, 2013 in | Comments Off on Spain’s Diplomats in Philadelphia When, on July 2, 1776, the Congress at Philadelphia voted for independence, Spain adopted toward the British Colonies an attitude that could be described today as “recognition of billigerency,” until the Spanish Crown declared war on Great Britain in June, 1779. Although at the beginning of the Revolution there were no formal relations between the two countries, Spain not only...read more