"This book includes documents pertinent to Benjamin Franklin found in the archives of Spain. These documents speak to the relatively unknown history of Spain's early relationship with and aid to the fledging American colonies during their struggle to win independence from Great Britain"--

Thomas E. Chávez is a historian with a PhD from the University of New Mexico. He has published numerous book reviews, articles, and twelve books, three of which have been published in translation in Spain. He was recently voted into Spain's Real Academia de Historia as a Corresponding member. Chávez currently is a Research Associate Professor for the University of New Mexico's Latin American and Iberian Institute.