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El presente estudio sobre William Kirkpatrick de Malaga viene a poner de manifiesto y dar a conocer, por vez primera, la figura y obra de un hombre verdaderamente excepcional, mencionado unicamente hasta ahora en las numerosas biografias de su famosa nieta la emperatriz Eugenia. Como consul de los Estados Unidos en Malaga entre 1800 y 1817, William Kirkpatrick paso por ser un firme defensor de la implicacion directa de la marina estadounidense en la lucha contra los corsarios de berberia. Nuevas fuentes historicas profundizan en su labor consular, sus empresas comerciales y sus importantes...

This account of William Kirkpatrick of Malaga reveals for the first time a remarkable man only occasionally mentioned in the numerous biographies of his famous granddaughter, the Empress Eugenie. As United States Consul in Malaga between 1800 and 1817, William Kirkpatrick was a strong advocate of the US Navy's role in combating the Barbary Corsairs. His Consular work, business enterprises and extensive European and American connections are explored using new sources. These show that the Kirkpatricks of Dumfriesshire who settled in Spain in the 1730s were an enterprising family of...