The United Kingdom and Spain in the Eighteenth Century

Beloved Enemy

Manuel-Reyes García Hurtado

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032816654
• eBook ISBN: 9781040149409
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

This book seeks to bridge a gap in the historiography of Spain and Great Britain by arguing that while the eighteenth century witnessed periods of tension, conflict and hostility between the two powers, their relationship remained multifaceted and significant in other spheres.

Throughout the eighteenth century, Spain and Great Britain passed through phases of open warfare, armed peace and deep suspicion. The British capture of Gibraltar and Menorca dealt a severe blow to the newly established Bourbon dynasty in Spain. Even in times of war, however, not all communication channels were closed, with numerous formal and informal contacts being made despite the volatile political climate and enmities. The contributors of this book go beyond the well-known animosity and conflicts to explore the spectrum of interactions, encompassing cultural exchange, traditional diplomacy, trade and espionage plus a multitude of other facets.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in the complex relations between Great Britain and Spain during the eighteenth century, as well as for a broader audience of historians and both undergraduate and postgraduate students of history and international relations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 The Royal Navy in Anglo-Spanish Relations, 1714–1739
• 2 The Royal Navy in the Backyard: The Effects of the New Context in the Western Mediterranean as Portrayed in the Correspondence of the Spanish Military Serving in the Wars of Italy (1718–1750)
• 3 The Global Enemy: Spanish Global Awareness and British Expansion (c. 1750–1800)
• 4 A Forgotten Frontier: Spanish Florida and British Georgia, 1748–1763
• 5 British Naval Intelligence in Spain: “Will Keep an Eye on Ferrol”
• 6 Spanish Printing in London in the Eighteenth Century
• 7 The Image of the Englishman in the Spanish Literature of Enlightenment
• 8 Government Censorship of English Narrative in 18th-Century Spain (1769–1810)
• 9 The Anglo-Spanish Rivalry in the Eighteenth-Century Literary Space: English Translations of Spanish Picaresque Fiction and the Rise of the Novel
• 10 English Influence on Santiago de Compostela Clockmaking during the Eighteenth Century
• 11 The Alhambra and the Peninsular War: William Gell and the British in Spain, 1808–1814
• 12 Stately Quadrille: British and Spanish Contredanses Around the Congress of Soissons
• 13 “Under the Duke of Liria’s Nose”: Anglo-Spanish Diplomatic Encounters in Vienna, 1731–1732
• 14 Between Enmity and Friendship: The Diplomacy of Great Britain, Spain and France at the End of the Old Regime (1793–1796)
• 15 Between the Portuguese and the Spanish, British Smuggling in the Río de la Plata (1715–1735)
• 16 English Men in the Periphery of the Spanish Empire: Neighbours and Surveillance of the Foreigner in the Cabildo of Buenos Aires in the First Half of the 18th Century
• 17 A War for “A Few Cabbages Planted within an Enclosure”: Debates in the British Parliament about the Nootka Crisis (1789)
• 18 Enemies and Clients: The Investment of the English and Irish Community in the Low Andalusia in the Export and Production of Citrus Fruits during the 18th Century
• 19 Merchants, Sailors and Privateers: Maritime Affairs between Spain and England during Wartime as Revealed in the Prize Papers
• Index