As we all know, the American Civil War was a major turning point for the Union's relationships with the main powers in Western Europe. Most notably, the restoration of relationships with the UK and the deterioration of relationships with Spain. In no small part because Spain was attempting to use the Confederacy as a buffer state to keep the Union from trying to take over New Spain. Of course, that went downhill and soon the US took large parts of New Spain and Cuba.
But what if Spain decided nothing was worth propping up the Confederacy? Or if they lost most of its empire beyond Cuba to begin with?
But what if Spain decided nothing was worth propping up the Confederacy? Or if they lost most of its empire beyond Cuba to begin with?