O que morrer na Espanha me ensinou sobre ser americano | Iago Macknik-Conde | TEDxLogan Circle

Nesta palestra do TEDxLogan Circle, Iago Macknik-Conde aborda a contribuição dos soldados hispânicos na Revolução Americana. Ele conta sua participação na reencenação do Cerco de Pensacola em Macharaviaya, pequena cidade no sul da Espanha. Ali, o general espanhol Bernardo de Gálvez é homenageado todos os anos com uma celebração da Independência dos Estados Unidos. O palestrante afirma que os soldados hispânicos tiveram mais baixas que os aliados franceses, mas seu papel é pouco conhecido.

• Reencenação do Cerco de Pensacola na Espanha
• O general Bernardo de Gálvez e a homenagem anual
• O papel dos soldados hispânicos na guerra de independência

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