Africanist (Spain)
Africanists (Spanish: Africanistas) were the people who encouraged a strong involvement of the Kingdom of Spain in Colonial Africa.[1] Although Spain had been present in African territory for numerous centuries, it was not until the arrival of New Imperialism and the Berlin Conference in 1884 that the colonial power set its interests in African soil. Africanism emerged mainly from the loss of Cuba, Philippines, Porto-Rico, Guam and various islands in 1898 as a consequence of the Spanish–American War. Africanists sought to compensate for these losses by consolidating their possessions in Africa.
Famous Africanists
- Alfonso XIII – King of Spain from 1886 to 1931
- Prince Fernando de Baviera – Infante of Spain
- Alfonso de Orleans – Infante of Spain
- Miguel Primo de Rivera – a Spanish dictator
- Manuel Fernández Silvestre – a Spanish general
- Damaso Berenguer – a Spanish general
- Alfredo Kindelán – founder of the Spanish Air Force
- Jose Millan Astray – founder of the Spanish Legion
- Manuel Ruigómez – a Spanish general
References
- ↑ Disorientations: Spanish Colonialism in Africa and the Performance of Identity. Retrieved June 6, 2011 – via Google Books.
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