Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830
(2013)
Book
McCarthy, M. (2013). Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830. Boydell & Brewer
Private maritime predation was integral to the Spanish American Wars of Independence. When colonists rebelled against Spanish rule in 1810 they deployed privateers - los corsarios insurgentes - to prosecute their revolutionary struggle at sea. Spain... Read More about Privateering, piracy and British policy in Spanish America, 1810-1830.