スペインで「死んだ」経験がアメリカ人であることについて教えてくれたこと | Iago Macknik-Conde | TEDxLogan Circle

TEDxLogan Circleでのこの講演で、Iago Macknik-Condeはアメリカ独立戦争におけるヒスパニック系の貢献を取り上げています。講演者は、スペイン南部の小さな町マカラビアヤで行われたペンサコーラ包囲戦の再現イベントに参加した経験を語ります。この町では毎年、スペインの将軍ベルナルド・デ・ガルベスを称え、アメリカ独立を祝う催しが開かれています。講演では、ヒスパニック系の兵士がフランスの同盟国より多くの犠牲を出したにもかかわらず、その役割はほとんど知られていないと指摘しています。

• スペインで行われたペンサコーラ包囲戦の再現
• ベルナルド・デ・ガルベス将軍と毎年の祝賀行事
• 独立戦争におけるヒスパニック系兵士の役割

Two years ago, on the Fourth of July, I “died” — and it was the best day of my life. That’s because I was reenacting my favorite battle from the American Revolution: the Siege of Pensacola. Unlike most Revolutionary War reenactments, this one wasn’t in Virginia or Massachusetts. It was in Macharaviaya, a small town in Southern Spain. The battle centered on one of the greatest heroes of the American Revolution: the Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez. Every year, Gálvez’s hometown of Macharaviaya celebrates American Independence in his honor. Hispanic soldiers suffered more casualties in the Revolutionary War than our French allies, yet almost no one understands their contribution. As we mark the nation’s 250’s anniversary, Iago’s talk illuminates this chapter of history and gives us a more complete answer to the age-old question of what it means to be an American. Iago Macknik-Conde is a Lucinda Beneventi Findley History Scholar multi-majoring in History, Political Science, and Economics at Macaulay Honors College. A two-time Bill of Rights Institute Fellow, his research accolades include First Prize in the National WWII Museum’s Essay Contest, the George Watt Memorial Essay Prize, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute's 2025 Legacies of Service Prize. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Award Gold Medal for public service. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx