EMPEROR EUGENIA IN THE FACE OF THE CRIME WAR: THE POSSIBLE SPANISH INTERVENTION
Abstract
During the Crimean War (1853-1856), the Spanish government was re-peatedly invited by the Allied powers - France and Britain - to join their military and diplomatic alliance against the Russian Empire. In this con-text, Empress Eugenie tried to have her brother-in-law, the Duke of Alba, carry out a delicate and secret unofficial mission: to know the reaction of the Madrid government if France presented him with the offer to organize a brigade of Spanish volunteers bound for Crimea. Given the failure of this administration, some historians, such as Jean des Cars, belittled the ability of the Spanish political elite of this moment, unlike that of the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. However, other factors must be taken into account - economic, social and military - that explain this failure, as well as most of the pressures that, before and after, the allies exerted on Spain.
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