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In North America in the 18th century, 13 colonies are rebelling against the most powerful empire of the time, Great Britain. 00:00:00

The war has begun, and leading the rebel army is George Washington. 00:00:11

But there is something that is almost never mentioned in this story. 00:00:16

While the colonies were fighting for independence in the American Revolutionary War, 00:00:20

another country was helping from the shadows, Spain. 00:00:25

Which is exactly what we are talking about today. 00:00:28

Welcome back to Hidden History, episode 3. 00:00:32

Episode 1, Spain's secret role in the American Revolution. 00:00:39

And today, we have the chance to talk with two Spanish figures who played an important role in this history. 00:00:43

So, to start with, we're here with Bernardo de Galvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana. 00:00:51

Governor Galvez, could you tell us what was happening in America at that time? 00:00:58

Sure. Britain controlled many territories in America and the colonies were rebelling. 00:01:04

Spain saw this as a chance to weaken Britain and also protect its own interests in the region. 00:01:09

That's really interesting. And why exactly did Spain decide to support the colonies? 00:01:15

Well, Spain wanted to reduce British power and maybe even recover territories like Florida 00:01:20

that we had lost before, so helping the rebels wasn't just generosity, it was a smart move 00:01:27

for Spain too. Right, so it wasn't just about sending supplies. You also led attacks against 00:01:34

the British, didn't you? Yes, that's right. We organized campaigns in the Gulf of Mexico and 00:01:42

captured key cities like Baton Rouge and Mobile. It was challenging, but this victory really helped 00:01:48

the american cause wow and the most famous batter was pensacola wasn't it exactly in 1781 we attacked 00:01:55

pensacola which was the strongest british base in the region it was a very solid effect but we 00:02:05

won't which removed the british from west florida and prevented them from treating the southern 00:02:12

That must have made a big difference. 00:02:18

Israel did. Even if we weren't directly working with Washington, our action supported his army by weakening the British on another front. 00:02:22

Now we're talking to Luís de Hunzaga. 00:02:33

For Galvez, Governor Hunzaga, your help was more secret at first, right? 00:02:37

Yes, that's right. Before Spain officially entered the war, we helped the colonies quickly. 00:02:43

We sent weapons, gunpowder, medicine and even money. It was all done carefully, because 00:02:50

we didn't want Britain to notice too soon. 00:02:55

I see. And why did Spain decide to help secretly, instead of joining the war immediately? 00:02:59

Spain wasn't ready for a full war yet. Helping secretly was a way to weaken Britain and support 00:03:05

American rebels without taking too much risk. That makes sense. So these supplies 00:03:11

will really help the American army? Absolutely. The Continental Army was 00:03:18

short on almost everything, so our support made a real difference. Even 00:03:24

small shipments could change the outcome of a battle. And then when did Spain 00:03:29

finally enter the war officially? In 1779 we declared war on Britain and started 00:03:35

military actions openly by that time the groundwork was already set and our previously 00:03:44

support had already helped the american cause a lot so the next time you hear about the independence 00:03:51

of united states remember that it was not an american story it was also an international 00:03:58

story in which spain and figures like bernardo de galvez and with the unzaga played an important 00:04:04

world. Thanks for listening. 00:04:11

I will see you in the next episode. 00:04:13

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