Spanish Colonial Fortifications In North America 1565-1822

TO MAINTAIN ITS IMPERIAL POWER IN AMERICA, SPAIN BUILT FORTIFICATIONS ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE CONTINENT. THESE OUTPOSTS WERE ESTABLISHED ALONG SPANISH BORDERS FROM THE LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY ONWARDS TO DEFEND ITS INTERESTS AGAINST RIVAL EUROPEAN POWERS AND TO SUPPRESS UPRISINGS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS AND LOCAL POPULATION. THIS BOOK PROVIDES A COGENT ANALYSIS OF SPAIN`S DEFENSIVE NETWORK AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COUNTRY`S IMPERIAL STRENGTH ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.