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Dr. Elena Schneider is a historian who specializes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic World. She teaches at the University of California, Berkley and we spoke about her latest book on the British capture of Havana in the 18th century.
0:53 – Elena talks about how she got into studying the year-long British occupation of Havana.
3:30 – Elena talks about how she arranged the book. There were many participants in this event from across the world.
5:20 – Elena mentions British celebrations in London when they heard of the capture of Havana.
7:41 – The occupation took place from summer 1762 to June 1763.
12:01 – Elena talks about the effect on the silver train and the Spanish Navy during this occupation.
16:45 – The War of Jenkins’ Ear prepared the British for this attack. They learned the importance of preparing for yellow fever.
21:00 – Elena talks about the large number of American colonists who died during this attack.
22:04 – Elena touches on how the British navy was affected by capturing so many Spanish ships.
23:52 – Elena talks about the effect American deaths had on American politics.
27:36 – Elena talks about how Cubans dealt with the British presence.
29:56 – Half of the population of Havan at the time was black.
33:24 – Elena talks about the archives she visited for this research.
36:13 – Elena talks about some of the art associated with this event.
44:20 – Elena talks about the companies of black soldiers on both sides of the fighting.
57:24 – Elena has a post on the Age of Revolutions webpage.
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Guests: Elena Schneider
Host: Cris Alvarez
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