What did people in Santa Fe circa 1777 think about the conflict of the colonists declaring independence and fighting an empire etc? Did they care? I think of that scenario the same way I imagine the Ukraine-Russia conflict going on currently. It might as well be a world away and I dont really give a shit
>>17277865They raised money to send the colonies and the Spanish Crown supported the war.
>>17278127Were they raising money in a charitable sense? Or was it taken from them in form of taxation?
>>17277865You would have been more busy dealing with your own stuff, bandits and injuns than about some who cares anglo merchants from somewhere in North America rebelling against their rulers
>>17278136Kinda both i guess >On June 21, 1779, Carlos II, King of Spain issued a decree opening declaring as his enemy the King of Great Britain and their subjects. This declaration set forth what would become the support of the American colonies by Spain and its American realm. For New Mexico, this meant a donativo made by Spanish citizens capable of giving at least two pesos and Indian citizens who gave one peso.>Over the last 20 years or so, the Daughters of the American Revolution have researched and members conducted a more formal documentation of the donativo that was made by individuals of the Spanish Americas. This means that all presidio soldiers during specific dates qualify for recognition not only by the DAR but also the Sons of the American Revolution or SAR. >It was acknowledged that 3,677 pesos were collected from New Mexico, broken down it was 3,533 pesos and 3 reales in cash plus 133 pesos and 5 reales in form of grain; 247 pesos collected from the presidio soldiers.
>>17277865That looks like Fred Durst with a beard
He looks like the scumbag guy
