Tema: Bernardo de Gálvez: The Forgotten Revolutionary Conquistador Who Saved Louisiana.

For any English-speaker who mightn't be familiar with the Carlists here it is:

Carlism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The history of the Spanish and English colonies in the Americas is long and complex and is often reflective of the mutual love/hate relationship between the mother-countries. For me, when I think of Spain's involvement in American independence I think of names like de Galvez. Farragut. Etc.

And also this thread you opened some time ago:

Carlists in the American Civil War.

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And also this thread you opened some time ago:

http://hispanismo.org/english/13360-carlists-american-civil-war.html

Ah thanks! That was a surprising find actually. The last history of the U.S. Civil War that I read was pretty standard in that it mentions the usual: states' rights vs, federalism, slavery, black soldiers, etc. To find such information you've got to think outside of the mindset of a typical classroom-educated American (it also helps to have knowledgeable conversants who can provide corroborating information). There were foreign contingents that fought in the U.S. Civil War, most notably the Irish Brigades, but it was a pleasant surprise to find Spanish exiles fighting for the Confederacy.

That website again is:

SPANIARD CONFEDERATES

It's helpful for me to learn about this stuff because it opens up locked boxes of American history.