Navalism and Imperial Culture in Spain: The origins and celebration of the Chincha Islands War (1834–1868)

Rodrigo Escribano Roca, Pablo Andrés Guerrero Oñate

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Abstract

The article examines how the Chincha Islands War led to the consolidation and socialization of Spanish navalism, understood as a language of legitimacy that sought the regeneration of the monarchy through the identification of its citizens with the Real Armada and the consolidation of the latter as a modern instrument of imperial power and international prestige. In the first section we explain how, from 1834 to 1862, liberal intellectuals and politicians strove to promote the public cult of the navy. We will then illustrate how the development of the Spanish-South American conflict enabled a large cohort of state, civilian and ecclesiastical agents to spread among the population the maritime mythology elaborated during the previous decades.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-314
Number of pages18
JournalMariners Mirror
Volume109
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chincha islands war
  • Hispanism
  • Pacific squadron
  • Real Armada
  • imperial culture
  • navalism

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