Le général Francisco de Miranda : un héros du Siècle des Lumières

Unsung character in France, General Miranda is nevertheless one of the fathers of independence of the Spanish American colonies and was for a time a French general since he fought at Valmy. Firstly officer of the Crown of Spain, his ideas gradually lead him to devise an emancipation plan for the Sou...

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Auteur principal: Navas, Claudia-Isabel
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Français
Publié: 2016
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Unsung character in France, General Miranda is nevertheless one of the fathers of independence of the Spanish American colonies and was for a time a French general since he fought at Valmy. Firstly officer of the Crown of Spain, his ideas gradually lead him to devise an emancipation plan for the South American colonies. The birth of the United States of America and the upheavals in France in the late eighteenth century drive him to move into action.