Spanish Prisoner in the Ruins of Napoleon's Empire
White, Fernando Blanco / Schmidt-Nowara, Christopher
A Spanish Prisoner in the Ruins of Napoleon's Empire offers a rare primary document from an important moment in history: the Spanish War of Independence, which culminated in the expulsion of France from the Iberian Peninsula in 1814. Fernando Blanco White, a Spaniard whose family made its fortune in trade in Seville --historically Spain's vital link to its American empire--experienced the turmoil of this time period, both as a prisoner of war ...