Entangled Empires: The Anglo-Iberian Atlantic, 1500-1830

According to conventional wisdom, in the sixteenth century, Spain and Portugal served as a model to the English for how to go about establishing colonies in the New World and Africa. By the eighteenth century, however, it was Spain and Portugal that aspired to imitate the British. Editor Jorge Cañizares—Esguerra and the contributors to Entangled Empires challenge these long—standing assumptions, exploring how Spain, Britain, and Portugal shaped one another throughout the entire period, from...