[sockmonkey]

The history of the “San Patricios” in the Mexican-American War is often overlooked

Thanks, I just read an article about the San Patricios and their Captain John O'Reilly thanks to you.

[kearnyirish2]

You’re welcome; it was a futile gesture but the Irish can be proud of them (whatever Americans think of them). There was a real clash between Spain’s lost colonies and America’s Protestant ethic; it manifested itself later in the Philippines, when Spain warned the independence-minded Filipinos that the US would not accomodate their Catholicism. It became a moot point as they secured their independence from us as well; they’ve held on to their faith.