I was reading about the Portuguese court fleeing to Brazil and a thought occurred to me. What if the Spanish had done so as well?
1. Where would they have gone? I would think they would have headed to Mexico City, but I could be mistaken.
2. Would they have been able to maintain more control over their empire? The Peninsula War started the ball rolling on the independence movements in the New World.
3. Would the Spanish Bourbons taken a harder line with the Americans? During this time they had incursions into Texas and Florida along with the annexation of West Florida.
1. Where would they have gone? I would think they would have headed to Mexico City, but I could be mistaken.
2. Would they have been able to maintain more control over their empire? The Peninsula War started the ball rolling on the independence movements in the New World.
3. Would the Spanish Bourbons taken a harder line with the Americans? During this time they had incursions into Texas and Florida along with the annexation of West Florida.