New Spain and the War, 1779

New Spain and the War
for America,
1779–1783

A Dissertation

Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the
Louisiana State University and
Agricultural College and Mechanical College
in partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy

The Department of History

Melvin Bruce Glascock

B.S., Memphis State University, 1960.
M.A., Louisiana State University, 1964.

May 1969

Acknowledgement

Abbreviations

Abstract

Chapter	Description	Page
I	Spain Plans Revenge: From the Peace of Paris in 1763 to Belligerency in 1779.	1
II	Spain Enters the War for America.	54
III	The War Gathers Momentum.	99
IV	1781: The Year of Victory.	161
V	The Financial Strain of War.	213
VI	Conclusion.	263
	Bibliography.	287
	Vita	299

In 6 brilliant short-paragraph chapters, Dr. Glascock's 300 page dissertation proves that the American Revolution from start to finish was financed by silver from the slave labor mines of New Spain (Mexico)....The Spanish Inquisition was not interested in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . . but in the pursuit of Luteranos!!

To supplement the silver mines, the priests convinced poor Mexican peasants that they could shorten their stay in purgatory by contributing their hard-earned pesos to fight "heretics."

The vast estates of the "suppressed" Jesuits were also sold to provide additional revenue for the Revolution!!

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New Spain and the War for America, 1779–1783

New Spain and the War
for America,
1779–1783