http://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Blas de Lezo 2008-01-11T16:14:03Z http://www.everything2.org:80/user/Blas+de+Lezo/writeups/battle+of+Cartagena+de+IndiasBlas de Lezohttp://www.everything2.org:80/user/Blas de Lezo2008-01-11T16:14:03Z2008-01-11T16:14:03Z <p>I have been wondering to know, in English spoken forums and English history websites, if it is true that the <a href="/title/War+of+Jenkins%2526%252339%253B+Ear">War of Jenkins&#39; Ear</a> was hidden from English historians through time. </p><p>I was not surprised I read nothing more than &quot;began with an ear cut off&quot; and end with the beginning of the <a href="/title/war+of+the+Austrian+succession">war of the Austrian succession</a>, at every english spoken website. Of course, in that war ocurred the biggest and worse humilliation and defeat made to British navy at war.</p><p>We already know the war began with an historic ear but in fact it was an excuse. The real motive been the ambition of English businessmen for controlling the <a href="/title/Spanish+empire">Spanish empire</a> due to their weakened power in America after the <a href="/title/war+of+the+Spanish+succession">war of the Spanish succession</a> </p><p>The most important episode on this war was the <a href="/title/battle+of+Cartagena+de+Indias">battle of Cartagena de Indias</a> (<a href="/title/Colombia">Colombia</a>). For those who want to know this episode of history, it is necesary to introduce the figures of the Spanish admiral <a href="/title/Blas+de+Lezo">Blas de Lezo</a>, the English admiral <a href="/title/Edward+Vernon">Edward Vernon</a>, and the&hellip; http://www.everything2.org:80/user/Blas+de+Lezo/writeups/War+of+Jenkins%2527+EarBlas de Lezohttp://www.everything2.org:80/user/Blas de Lezo2008-01-09T12:35:47Z2008-01-09T12:35:47Z <p> I have been wondering to know, in English spoken forums and English history websites, if it is true that the <a href="/title/War+of+Jenkins%2526%252339%253B+Ear">War of Jenkins&#39; Ear</a> was hidden from English historians through time. </p> <p> I was not surprised I read nothing more than &quot;began with an ear cut off&quot; and end with the beginning of the <a href="/title/war+of+the+Austrian+succession">war of the Austrian succession</a>, at every english spoken website. Of course, in that war ocurred the biggest and worse humilliation and defeat made to British navy at war. </p> <p> We already know the war began with an historic ear but in fact it was an excuse. The real motive been the ambition of English businessmen for controlling the <a href="/title/Spanish+empire">Spanish empire</a> due to their weakened power in America after the <a href="/title/war+of+the+Spanish+succession">war of the Spanish succession</a> </p> <p> The most important episode on this war was the <a href="/title/battle+of+Cartagena+de+Indias">battle of Cartagena de Indias</a> (<a href="/title/Colombia">Colombia</a>). For those who want to know this episode of history, it is necesary to introduce the figures of the Spanish admiral <a href="/title/Blas+de+Lezo">Blas de Lezo</a>, the English admiral&hellip;