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Informationen zum Autor Fernando J. Padilla Angulo is Honorary Researcher at University of Bristol, UK. Klappentext This book uncovers the history of The Volunteers, a Spanish loyalist militia who were committed to upholding Spanish imperial interests and influence in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Santa Domingo and The Philippines as the age of empire came to a close. Unpicking the relationship between local and imperial administrations and highlighting the contribution of voluntary units to colonial warfare, Padilla Angulo shows how Spanish loyalism persevered in the colonies even as the last bastions of empire were dismantled. Revealing the complexity and diversity of The Volunteers themselves in various colonies, Volunteers of the Empire shows how thousands of young men of Spanish, African and Asian descent were united in the defence of Spanish sovereignty in times of anti-colonial struggle that were civil wars in all but name. It uncovers a fascinating history of a militia that became an essential element of Spanish imperialism and the armed wing of Spanish loyalism during the second half of the 19th century. Through their fluctuating relationship with the authorities in Spain, The Volunteers provide a fresh perspective into the global and local complexities of nation building, nationalism and citizenship. Vorwort A study of The Volunteers, a colonial Spanish loyalist militia, which provides a lens through which to explore wider themes of Spanish imperialism, identity, anti-colonialism and nation building at the end of empire. Zusammenfassung This book uncovers the history of The Volunteers, a Spanish loyalist militia who were committed to upholding Spanish imperial interests and influence in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Santa Domingo and The Philippines as the age of empire came to a close. Unpicking the relationship between local and imperial administrations and highlighting the contribution of voluntary units to colonial warfare, Padilla Angulo shows how Spanish loyalism persevered in the colonies even as the last bastions of empire were dismantled. Revealing the complexity and diversity of The Volunteers themselves in various colonies, Volunteers of the Empire shows how thousands of young men of Spanish, African and Asian descent were united in the defence of Spanish sovereignty in times of anti-colonial struggle that were civil wars in all but name. It uncovers a fascinating history of a militia that became an essential element of Spanish imperialism and the armed wing of Spanish loyalism during the second half of the 19th century. Through their fluctuating relationship with the authorities in Spain, The Volunteers provide a fresh perspective into the global and local complexities of nation building, nationalism and citizenship. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface 1. Crossroads of Empires in the Antilles The Annexationist Momentum Volunteers Before the Volunteers in Spanish America The Nobles Vecinos 2. A Reaction Against Annexation What to do with the Volunteers? 3. Saved by the Empire: Morocco, Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico War in Santo Domingo Volunteers in Puerto Rico 4. Against the Revolution (1868-1878) Counterrevolution in the Antilles Volunteers' Days of Fury A Propaganda War The Volunteers and Labour Movement From Cities to the Countryside: The Mobilised Battalions The War Outside Havana: A Cuban Civil War Volunteers in Puerto Rico 5. Fighting the Revolution Across the Atlantic Casinos Españoles Círculos Hispano-Ultramarinos 6. The Volunteers and the Reconstruction of Cuba The Little War Reconstructing Cuba The Volunteers and the Military-Agricultural Colonies 7. The Volunteers and the Emergence of Party Politics Repressing the Autonomists: The Puerto Rican " compontes " The Volunteers a...
