Diplomacia imperial y Revolución. Estados Unidos ante la Revolución cubana 1959-1960: del reconocimiento reticente a la ruptura omini

En la primavera de 1839, tropas británicas invadían por primera vez Afganistán para exorcizar la fantasmal amenaza rusa sobre la India que angustiaba a políticos incompetentes y entusiasmaba a lobistas sin escrúpulos y que se vino a definir como El Gran Juego. Encabezados por emperifollados lanceros con casacas escarlata y chacós emplumados, cerca de 20 000 soldados de la Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales cruzaron los pasos de alta montaña y restablecieron en el trono al Shah Shuja al-Mulk, dando comienzo a la Primera Guerra Anglo-Afgana (1839-1842). La barbarie de la...

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Durante el ano de 1860 se prolongo el estado de guerra entre liberales y conservadores, que recurrian a cualquier medio para aportar recursos a su causa. Mas de un ano de conflicto armado mantenia a los negocios en situacion critica, mientras inversionistas afortunados conseguian grandes beneficios de las operaciones de prestamos, incautaciones y aprovisionamiento de ambos gobiernos en pugna. Esta situacion se refleja en los protocolos notariales, en los que la diversidad de operaciones financieras y la intranquilidad de los propietarios proporcionan un fiel retrato de la situacion. Esta guia ...