Outspoken: America's deep Latin roots are connected to Spanish support
About this episode
Felipe Fernández‑Armesto discusses the Hispanic roots of the Americas and the influence of Spanish support on the Declaration of Independence.
Few of us ask what the words of the Declaration of Independence actually meant to the men who wrote them — or how much help they had from places like Havana and Madrid. Renowned author and historian Felipe Fernández‑Armesto has spent his career studying colonialism, empire and the Hispanic roots of the Americas. In this Outspoken conversation, he helps us see the Declaration through 18th‑century eyes and reminds us that the United States has always been more Latin American than we tend to admit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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