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Lara Clerck
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BA Medieval History at the University of Winchester. Interests include early medieval kingship, ecclesiastical institutions, manuscript culture, and the roles of women. Passionate about history and storytelling, through art, myth, legend, and literature.
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A key figure between Spanish resistance & British allies, meet William Parker Carrol. Captured in Buenos Aires, he fought for Spain in the Peninsular War and rose to mariscal de campo.
Read his story:
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#HispanicAnglosphere #PeninsularWar #MilitaryHistory
Carrol, William (Guillermo) Parker (1776-1842)
DOI: British envoy and subsequently volunteer in the Spanish army during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), Don Guillermo Parker Carrol, at times simply known in Spain as Guillermo Carrol was born in …
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July 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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🌍 From Scottish seminarian to Spanish general, James Arbuthnot’s life was anything but ordinary. Captured twice, he fought across Europe & South America before rising to mariscal de campo in Spain. Discover his journey here 👇

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Arbuthnot, James (1791-1863)
Author:  Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, assisted in online editing by Adam Nour El-Din Hafez DOI: Born in Edinburgh on 24th of December 1791, James Arbuthnot, known in Spain as ‘Jaime Arbuthnot y A…
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July 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Want to know how a British chemist ended up surveying Peru, fighting in Portugal, and writing about Texas? ✍️🧪
Read more about William Bollaert (1807–1876) and his wide-ranging work across the Hispanic world:

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Bollaert, William (1807-1876)
Author: Lesley Kinsley DOI: Traveller, writer, chemist, scholar and adventurer who carried out mineral surveys in Peru and Chile in the 1820s and 1850s and pursued a number of military activities f…
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July 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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#DidYouKnow Charles Darwin crossed the Andes in 1835 with help from British botanist and businessman Alexander Caldcleugh? ⛵
Caldcleugh even hosted Darwin at his Panulcillo mine during the famous Beagle voyage!

Read more 👇
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#Darwin #HispanicAnglosphere
Caldcleugh, Alexander (1795-1858)
Author: Manuel Llorca-Jaña DOI: Merchant, miner, botanist and mineralogist, was born in London, the only son of the four children born to Alexander Caldcleugh and Elizabeth Beatson. Very little is …
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July 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Curious about the British traveller who crossed the Andes, advised Darwin, and minted Chilean coins?
Find out about Alexander Caldcleugh, merchant, miner, botanist, and one of the earliest British chroniclers of South America:
🔗 hispanic-anglosphere.com/individuals/...

#HispanicAnglosphere #History
Caldcleugh, Alexander (1795-1858)
Author: Manuel Llorca-Jaña DOI: Merchant, miner, botanist and mineralogist, was born in London, the only son of the four children born to Alexander Caldcleugh and Elizabeth Beatson. Very little is …
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July 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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A milestone with a young achiever

We've got 230 people listed in the section of Individuals! Let's celebrate this milestone and thank Lara Clerck (photo) who has been undertaking the laborious task of producing citeable digital object identifiers (DOIs) for each of the many completed profiles.…
A milestone with a young achiever
We've got 230 people listed in the section of Individuals! Let's celebrate this milestone and thank Lara Clerck (photo) who has been undertaking the laborious task of producing citeable digital object identifiers (DOIs) for each of the many completed profiles. These DOIs are now feeding the EU Open Research Repository, the AAS Journals, the Biodiversity Literature Repository, among other international research communities, and can be linked  with GitHub/ORCID/OpenAIRE accounts.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM