(Editor's Note: The Recorder is featuring a weekly series every Saturday over the next year on the founding of this nation leading up to the 250 th anniversary on July 4, 2026 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The series is being provided by the Alta Mira Chapter of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Loucks wrote this article for the California State America 250 Committee).

Spain was a long standing rival of England for land in the Americas and dominance at sea. This European fight led to Spain aiding the American Revolution in many ways. Spain didn't openly support the American cause, as they didn't want any of their colonies to get ideas of independence. They did,

however, secretly furnish badly needed supplies including arms, muniti

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