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Auteur(s) : Blanco White, Fernando (1786-1849)
Titre(s) : A Spanish prisoner in the ruins of Napoleon's empire [Texte imprimé] : the diary of Fernando Blanco White's flight to freedom / edited, with an introduction, by Christopher Schmidt-Nowara
Édition : Lousiana paperback edition
Publication : Baton Rouge (La.) : Louisiana State University Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-187 p.) : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Includes index
"Between 1808 and the mid-1820s, Spaniards struggled to liberate their country from
French rule while also fighting to retain control over their vast American empire.
Spain's War of Independence eventually led to the French evacuation of the Iberian
Peninsula and the restoration of the Bourbon monarch Ferdinand VII in 1814, but the
wars in the Americas were much more tortuous. A Spanish Prisoner in the Ruins of Napoleon's
Empire offers a rare primary document from this period, the journal of Fernando Blanco
White. As a Spaniard whose family made its fortune in trade in Seville-historically
Spain's vital link to the American empire-Blanco White experienced the turmoil of
this time period, both as a prisoner of war and as a free man. His diary offers personal
insights into how people in Europe and across its global empires coped with these
profound transformations. Taken prisoner by the French in 1809, Blanco White fled
from captivity in 1814. Along with other Spanish escapees, he traversed Switzerland,
the Rhineland, and the Netherlands before finally setting sail for England. Unlike
most of his countrymen, who were quickly whisked back to Spain, Blanco White stayed
in England for two years, during which time he composed his account of his flight
across Europe. His diary offers gripping, witty, and sometimes cranky accounts of
this time, as he records rich descriptions of places he passed through, his companions
and fellow Spaniards, and his many encounters with soldiers and civilians. He writes
vividly about his imprisonment, his fear of recapture, his renewed exercise of autonomy,
and the inverse, his "slavery"-a term he employs in evocative fashion to describe
both his captivity at the hands of the French and the condition of Spaniards more
generally under the absolutist Bourbon monarchy. Never before published, Blanco White's
diary tracks firsthand the Spanish experience of war, captivity, and flight during
the War of Independence"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Schmidt-Nowara, Christopher (1966-2015). Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Diary of Fernando Blanco White's flight to freedom
Sujet(s) : Blanco White, Fernando (1786-1849)
Guerres napoléoniennes (1800-1815) -- Prisonniers et prisons
Guerre d'Espagne (1807-1814) -- Prisonniers et prisons des Français
Prisonniers de guerre espagnols -- France -- 1789-1815
Évasions de prisonniers de guerre -- France -- 1789-1815
Genre ou forme : Journaux intimes
Récits personnels espagnols
Indice(s) Dewey :
940.277 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Europe - 1789-1815 - Prisonniers de guerre, services médicaux et sociaux
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780807172889. - ISBN 080717288X (br.). - ISBN 9780807168554 ; (erroné). - ISBN
9780807168561 ; (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46547009s
Notice n° :
FRBNF46547009
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