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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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A February 9, 1809, letter from Havana to Richmond discusses suppressed news from Spain up to December 7, 1808, and expresses confidence that the colony will remain loyal to Spain due to strong ties and inhabitants' resolve to await the outcome of Spain's great struggle.
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"News has been received from Spain to the 7th December and even to later dates.-- It appears that our government has not thought proper to give them publicity.
"When I consider that our authorities belong to Old Spain, and are attached to it by the ties of relationship and fortune, that this city is inhabited by a great number of Biscayans and Catalonians, who, though not so great lords, have the same interest, I am persuaded that this colony will not be separated from the mother country—besides all the inhabitants of the interior, being determined to wait for the event of the great struggle."
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Primary Location
Havanna
Event Date
9th February 1809; News From Spain To 7th December
Outcome
colony persuaded not to separate from spain; inhabitants determined to wait for outcome of great struggle
Event Details
Extract of letter from Havanna dated 9th February 1809 reports receipt of news from Spain up to 7th December and later dates, which government has not publicized. Writer considers authorities' ties to Old Spain, presence of Biscayans and Catalonians with shared interests, and determination of interior inhabitants to await the great struggle, persuading that the colony will not separate from the mother country.