America’s Empire Is Ending Much Like Spain’s Did 53.4%
Jacobin - By Logan McMillen - 7/3/2026, 2:52 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 31.3% - Negativity Bias 28.9% - Biased Writer Voice 27.8%
An often forgotten historical truth about the American Revolution is the crucial role that Spain played in providing financing, logistical support, and supplies. As Greg Grandin details in America, América, in late 1776, Benjamin Franklin entered secret talks with the Bourbon Court to plead support for the revolutionaries’ cause. Spain... more