※　カディス議会を彩ったアイルランド人たち——忠誠と自由をめぐる知られざる群像　※

本書は、1812年に開催されたカディス議会におけるアイルランド系人物たちの役割を検証した論集です。編者García Hernán, E.とLario de Oñate, M.C.は、対ナポレオン半島戦争がスペインの国民性や自由をめぐる幅広い議論を呼び起こし、スペイン在住のアイルランド人コミュニティの忠誠や帰属意識という問題を浮かび上がらせた経緯に注目します。カディス議会には、アイルランド系の出自を持ちながら自由主義的な政治思想への熱意を示した議員が複数存在し、その立場や姿勢には微妙な差異が見られました。本書は国際的な研究者陣を結集し、「政治」「宗教」「戦争」という三つのテーマのもとで、Santiago Key、Juan O'Gavan、Enrique O'Donnell（ラ・ビスバル伯爵）、Juan O'Donojú、Luis de Lacy、Ramón Power y Giralt、José María Blanco White、Arthur Wellesley（ウェリントン公爵)ら、政治・軍事の両面で1812年憲法制定に関わったアイルランド系の主要人物像に新たな光を当てています。書籍の言語：英語　(SBC: 159179)

[対象地域、年代、研究分野]
スペインおよびスペイン領アメリカを対象地域とし、1812年前後のカディス議会期を扱う本研究は、近世・近代スペイン政治史、アイルランド移民史、大西洋世界史の分野に位置づけられます。カディス立憲主義史、アイルランド・ディアスポラ研究、スペイン領アメリカ独立期研究に携わる歴史学者を対象としています。
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The Peninsular War against Napoleon brought about a decisive change for the Irish communities in Spain, as the campaigns against Bonaparte unleashed a wide-ranging debate about the nature of Spanish nationhood and freedom which in turn inevitably led to questions being asked of the allegiance and identity of the Irish communities in the country. By 1812 the terms of debate had shifted and taken on a new dimension: one of the pivotai questions was whether the Irish felt loyalty to Spain and to the Spanish nation, or whether their allegiance was, more prosaically, to the royal family and to the aristocrats whose patronage had been decisive in expanding their influence under the ancient regime.

The theatre in which these ideas and debates would be most thoroughly tested and played out was the famous Cortes of Cadiz held in 1812. Among the deputies there were four whose Irish ancestry was matched by an unmistakable enthusiasm for liberal politicai ideas, although the stance or outlook of each of these figures must be differentiated and studied for its shades of nuance and emphasis. This was especially true for those who were linked in some way to the revolutionary events in America.

This volume brings together a group of international scholars who provide an in-depth study of the major Irish protagonists at Cadiz. It is divided into three themes: Politics, Religion and War. The aim is to bring into focus a number of figures of Irish origin who played a role in the dynamic politicai and military debates which culminated in the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

Important new insights are provided into key figures such as Santiago Key, Juan O’Gavan, Enrique O’Donnell (count of La Bisbal), Juan O’Donojú, O’Ryan, Luis de Lacy, Teodoro Reding, Almirante Brown, Ramón Power y Giralt, José María Blanco White, Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington), J. Bernardo O’Gavan y Guerra, Demetrio O’Daly, Luisa Ward, General Joaquín Blake, James Florence Burke, General Jorge Flinter and Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva.