HIST 380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Antonio De Ulloa, Philip V Of Spain
1 Dec 2018
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Jorge juan and antonio de ulloa were sent to spy on the colonial. Exposed abuses by priests, officials and landowners, plus contraband deals and weak coastal defenses. Spain spent most of the 18th century century attempting to rehabilitate colonial americas. Portugal would try as well, and it seemed to work since they held onto their colonies longer than britain/france. Spain suffered many losses fighting the british and yet still kept more of their original possessions than britain did. Portugal also lost often to britain and france but kept. When phillip v was appointed king of spain, britain won control of the slave trade from spain. Britain and france took power from the dutch and. The british royal navy posed a major threat to the spanish. Due to their knowledge of how to patrol the atlantic by fighting pirates in the decades after treaty of utrecht. Britain won cuba but gave it back to spain once spain gave up.
