Lario de Oñate, María del Carmen

La presencia irlandesa durante las Cortes de Cádiz en España y América, 1812 "The Irish presence at the Cortes of Cadiz"

The Peninsular War against Napoleon brought about a decisive change for the Irish communities in Spain, as the campaigns against Bonaparte unleashed a wide-ranging debate about the nature of Spanish nationhood and freedom which in turn inevitably led to questions being asked of the allegiance and identity of the Irish communities in the country. By 1812 the terms of debate had shifted and taken ...