Memoirs of the Mexican Revolution
Written by a Philadelphia merchant, this account of the Mexican War of Independence is from the perspective of an American sympathetic to the cause of overthrowing the colonial European government. Robinson was arrested and imprisoned by the Spanish for his support of the Mexican revolutionaries. Outside of the political commentary, this book shows the longstanding interest in connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that would not be accomplished until nearly one hundred years later with the opening of the Panama Canal. While some Americans may have supported Mexican independence, the two nations would later engage in several territorial disputes resulting in the ceding of Mexican territory to the United States.
William Davis Robinson (1774- ).
Memoirs of the Mexican Revolution: Including a Narrative of the Expedition of General Xavier Mina. Philadelphia: Printed for the author. Lydia R. Bailey, 1820.
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