The Spanish Army In North America 1700-1793

NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY CAN BROADLY BE DIVIDED INTO `NEW FRANCE`, `NEW ENGLAND,` AND `NEW SPAIN. THE LATTER COVERED A VAST EXPANSE OF LAND FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE WHOLE OF THE SOUTH-WEST AND SOUTH INCLUDING MODERN-DAY FLORIDA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND ILLINOIS. SPANISH AMERICA PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGNS, IN PARTICULAR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.