As Jefferson’s opponents criticized him for sanctioning intervention and neglecting to free the prisoners, his supporters lashed out at the opposing Federalist Party for allegedly orchestrating a rebellion in Spain’s colonies in the first place.
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Lindsay Schakenbach Regele,
The Conversation,
13 July 2026
The Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, is home to large communities of working-class immigrants from the country’s former colonies.
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