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A family imbroglio: brazil's invasion of the banda oriental in 1816 and repercussions on the iberian peninsula 1816-1820

1975; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 51; Issue: 101 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.1975.132737

2316-9141

Enoch Resnick,

Literature, Culture, and Criticism

In August, 1816, Brazilian troops entered the Banda Oriental forthe second time in five years. The new turn of events dashed all prospectsfor a Spanish-Portuguese effort against the insurgents of BuenosAires. Furthermore, it dealt a severe blow to the Spanish pacificationscheme in America and set in motion a wave of indignation and inflammedpassion among the Spanish nation. And for Continental Europeit created the distinct possibility of another general conflagration.