ABSTRACT
Juan Carlos Pereira examines the development of Spanish foreign policy in a context of diminishing international influence. The period analysed begins with crisis and ends with another, that of 1898. Even so, due to its geographical position, Spain could not be ignored by the great powers. Spain was on the front line of rivalry between Britain and France, and though playing a vital role in the defeat of Napoleon, Spanish interests were secondary to the post-war settlements. The loss of its Latin Americans possessions further diminished its importance. Spain sought to build relations and leverage with the powers, though these relations were impacted by internal political convulsions, coups and civil wars. Spain participated in international ventures in Cochinchina, the Americas and the Mediterranean, though as a secondary actor. The brief republican experiment failed and the Restoration sought to re-stabilise international relations in the context of an emerging Germany and new international rivalries.
