Mark, thanks very much for the link, and this really is an excellent article.
Manolo, thank you for the annotations as well! Your knowledge on this field is always outstandingly represented in the helpful notes you add, and it really helps having a more accurate interpretation as we learn from articles like this.
As I learn more on colonial New Spain and its fascinating history, it is incredible to realize that the Revolutionary War in America was actually more of a 'world war' than a relatively isolated theater of war. While it is known than France was in degree involved and actually formally declared war on Great Britain later, it is seldom recognized that Spain also played a role in not only financial support in certain degree, but as can be clearly seen in this article, considerable supplies of weapons.
I think that Neumann's long standing key reference on weaponry of the Revolutionary War reflects the wide scope of international weaponry used during this period by the Colonial Forces, and this article does focus on the important detail concerning those of Spain.
Excellent link Mark, and great input Manolo!! Its good to see this field of study on Spanish Colonial history developing more interest.
All the best,
Jim
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