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During the Latin American struggles for independence and the subsequent quest for national politi... more During the Latin American struggles for independence and the subsequent quest for national political, economic, and cultural identity, outside actors were deeply involved in the establishment of the modern state. In Chile, this was exemplified by the often-forgotten contributions of the United States and the United Kingdom, who both sought to become involved in the struggle and gain an economic and political ally in the South Pacific. This article attempts to analyze the contacts and relationships between Chile and their Anglo counterparts during the first third of the 19th century.

In early 19th century Chile, the rivalry between the Anglo states manifested itself through both nations attempting to leave their indelible mark on emerging Chilean state. Through economic, political, and social influence and pressure, both Britain and the United States endeavored to bring a soon-to-be independent Chile into their respective orbit. American interests were predominant during the Patria Vieja period, in the years following the deposition of the Spanish king and the establishment of an independent junta in 1810. However, following the royalist reconquest, and succeeding reverse of the independent Patria Nueva period, British influences came to dominate within the new Chilean nation, to the detriment of interested American parties, leading to the establishment of close ties with Britain and the alienation of the United States that would impact the governmental, societal, and commercial realms of the state and shape the country for the rest of the 19th century, with legacies continuing to be felt in the modern world. In effect, one cannot begin to understand the foundations of modern Chile without appreciating the British-American rivalry that took place in its waters, on its shores, and in its halls of power.

The Atlantic World did not exist before the 15th century. In the succeeding centuries following 1... more The Atlantic World did not exist before the 15th century. In the succeeding centuries following 1492, as exploration turned to conquest, then empire, and finally revolution and independence, there was a single constant that linked the so-called new worlds of the Americas across the oceans to Europe and Africa: slavery. Despite the involvement of infinitely diverse sets of geographic environments, nation-states, cultures, and societies, it was the institution of slavery, its widespread implementation, and the Trans-Atlantic trade that created the Atlantic World that we live in today, and despite the legal prohibition of the trade and the institution over the past 200 years, its legacy remains fundamental in the modern societies of Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Arguably more than other region, the predominantly Muslim Southwest Asia has played the key role ... more Arguably more than other region, the predominantly Muslim Southwest Asia has played the key role in determining global events over the past half century. This crucial position that a relatively small region holds is in great part a direct result of the imbalanced Euro-Muslim relationship of generations past. Just as in Latin America, Africa, or India, the modern Muslim world was created in large part by European colonialism and the outsized role the region plays on modern world events is a legacy of a long history of intervention from the West. The idea of the Orient and the Middle East are, as the academic Edward Said argued a modern European construction. The entire existence of the modern region is essentially "a system of representations framed by a whole set of forces that brought the Orient into western learning, western consciousness, and later western empire.” Simply put, while the region has been populated for longer than any other non-African area in the world, what we refer to as the modern Middle East would not exist with the intervention of European powers in the 19th and 20th centuries.

During the Latin American struggles for independence and the subsequent quest for national politi... more During the Latin American struggles for independence and the subsequent quest for national political, economic, and cultural identity, outside actors were deeply involved in the establishment of the modern state. In Chile, this was exemplified by the often-forgotten contributions of the United States and the United Kingdom, who both sought to become involved in the struggle and gain an economic and political ally in the South Pacific. This article attempts to analyze the contacts and relationships between Chile and their Anglo counterparts during the first third of the 19th century.

In early 19th century Chile, the rivalry between the Anglo states manifested itself through both nations attempting to leave their indelible mark on emerging Chilean state. Through economic, political, and social influence and pressure, both Britain and the United States endeavored to bring a soon-to-be independent Chile into their respective orbit. American interests were predominant during the Patria Vieja period, in the years following the deposition of the Spanish king and the establishment of an independent junta in 1810. However, following the royalist reconquest, and succeeding reverse of the independent Patria Nueva period, British influences came to dominate within the new Chilean nation, to the detriment of interested American parties, leading to the establishment of close ties with Britain and the alienation of the United States that would impact the governmental, societal, and commercial realms of the state and shape the country for the rest of the 19th century, with legacies continuing to be felt in the modern world. In effect, one cannot begin to understand the foundations of modern Chile without appreciating the British-American rivalry that took place in its waters, on its shores, and in its halls of power.

The Atlantic World did not exist before the 15th century. In the succeeding centuries following 1... more The Atlantic World did not exist before the 15th century. In the succeeding centuries following 1492, as exploration turned to conquest, then empire, and finally revolution and independence, there was a single constant that linked the so-called new worlds of the Americas across the oceans to Europe and Africa: slavery. Despite the involvement of infinitely diverse sets of geographic environments, nation-states, cultures, and societies, it was the institution of slavery, its widespread implementation, and the Trans-Atlantic trade that created the Atlantic World that we live in today, and despite the legal prohibition of the trade and the institution over the past 200 years, its legacy remains fundamental in the modern societies of Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Arguably more than other region, the predominantly Muslim Southwest Asia has played the key role ... more Arguably more than other region, the predominantly Muslim Southwest Asia has played the key role in determining global events over the past half century. This crucial position that a relatively small region holds is in great part a direct result of the imbalanced Euro-Muslim relationship of generations past. Just as in Latin America, Africa, or India, the modern Muslim world was created in large part by European colonialism and the outsized role the region plays on modern world events is a legacy of a long history of intervention from the West. The idea of the Orient and the Middle East are, as the academic Edward Said argued a modern European construction. The entire existence of the modern region is essentially "a system of representations framed by a whole set of forces that brought the Orient into western learning, western consciousness, and later western empire.” Simply put, while the region has been populated for longer than any other non-African area in the world, what we refer to as the modern Middle East would not exist with the intervention of European powers in the 19th and 20th centuries.