Volunteers of the Empire: War, Identity, and Spanish Imperialism, 1855-1898

ISBN-13: 9781350281202 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 264 str.

Fernando J. Padilla Angulo

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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.

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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 and the Right to Vote 8. The Volunteers and the Military Challenges of Peace Serving in the Volunteers under the Military Service Law of 1885 The Volunteers' Social Unrest Reform Projects for the Volunteers A new reglamento for the Cuban Volunteers The Volunteers and the Fight Against Banditry 9. The Volunteers Towards the Disaster (1895-1898) War in Cuba Mobilising the Volunteers Volunteers on the Spot Weyler's Total War Stalemate Road to a New War War from the Distance in Puerto Rico 10. The Volunteers in the Philippines 11. Dismantling the Volunteers 12. After the War Bibliography Index