European war spread to the Caribbean and reshaped the colonial conflict

Evidence

The capture of Santo Domingo and Cartagena proclaimed to the world how weakly Philip’s American empire was defended, how vulnerable were its principal cities and the treasure flow that depended upon them. The king’s credit, upon which his military campaigns were founded, temporarily collapsed, and he was rumoured to be almost bankrupt. The bank of Seville broke, and that at Venice tottered. — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 826 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: State-backed piracy carved out the colonial footholds in the Caribbean; North American and French Caribbean colonies depended on each other despite imperial wars; France’s pacification mission triggered the war and Louverture’s rise (+3 more)

Related

• Drake’s Caribbean expedition caused a collapse in Philip II’s credit and banking panic (similarity 0.80)
• North American and French Caribbean colonies depended on each other despite imperial wars (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• France’s pacification mission triggered the war and Louverture’s rise #expands (0.80)
• The revolution escalated from colonial grievance to racial battle to antislavery war #expands (0.75)
• Drake’s Caribbean expedition caused a collapse in Philip II’s credit and banking panic #exemplifies (0.70) — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 826