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Spain’s rapid rise under Alberoni reshapes European power
A broad London style summary recounts Spain’s transformation from a decayed state to a naval and military force under Cardinal Alberoni. It notes campaigns from 1716 to 1719 against Sardinia Sicily and France, the buildout of 80 to 100 ships and 100,000 troops, American naval improvements, and new combative plans with Venice and England amid peace talks. It mentions British parliamentary actions, port operations for biscuit provisions, and various diplomatic and domestic notices across Dublin and Ireland, with governance, births, deaths, and public notices interwoven.
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Spain
Cardinal Alberoni
Sardinia
Sicily
France
Navarre
England
America
Caraccas
India
Bath
Prince of Wales
Prince of Orange
Earl Waldegrave
Europe
Paris
Ty Don Patinho
Ireland
George Stone
St. Edan
Derry
George Berkeley
Cloyn
Joseph Story
St. Jolan