Publication: Amigos del imperio japonés: la mediación diplomática española entre Estados Unidos y Japón durante la II Guerra Mundial
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2018-06-25
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La presente investigación plantea la posibilidad de lograr un mejor conocimiento de la Historia de las Relaciones Internacionales entre España y Japón. Para lograr esto, ha sido analizado un aspecto de la Historia de Japón en el que la participación española fue crucial: la actuación de España como potencia protectora a cargo de los intereses japoneses para la mayor parte del continente americano durante la Guerra del Pacífico (1941-1945), y en particular su papel en el caso de los Estados Unidos de América. En este país, la diplomacia española tuvo que afrontar el internamiento de los residentes japoneses y de los ciudadanos estadounidenses de origen japoneses en los así llamados Campos de Realojamiento de Guerra (en esencia, un tipo de campos de concentración). En ese contexto, España asumió la tarea de velar por el bienestar de estos internados e informar sobre ellos a las autoridades niponas. De este modo, a través del estudio de los esfuerzos españoles y sus resultados en relación con este “problema japonés” ha sido posible aumentar el alcance y profundidad de nuestro conocimiento sobre la cuestión japonesa en los EEUU. Asimismo, tener otra perspectiva sobre el asunto ha permitido examinar este problema desde un punto de vista ético, más allá del análisis Histórico.
The present research poses the possibility of achieving a better knowledge of the History of International Relationships between Spain and Japan. To achieve this, it has been analysed an aspect of the Japanese History in which the Spanish participation was crucial: the actuation of Spain as the Protecting Power in charge of the Japanese Interests for most of the American continent during the Pacific War (1941-1945), and particularly its role in the case of the United States of America. In this country, the Spanish diplomacy had to face the internment of the Japanese residents and of the American citizens of Japanese ancestry in the so-called War Relocation Camps (in essence, a kind of concentration camps). In this context, Spain assumed the tasks of ensuring the well-being of those internees and notifying about them to the Japanese authorities. Thus, throughout the study of the Spanish efforts and their results regarding this “Japanese problem” it has been possible broadening the scope and depth of our knowledge about the Japanese question in the USA. Moreover, having another perspective on the subject has permitted examining this problem from an ethical point of view, beyond the Historical analysis.
The present research poses the possibility of achieving a better knowledge of the History of International Relationships between Spain and Japan. To achieve this, it has been analysed an aspect of the Japanese History in which the Spanish participation was crucial: the actuation of Spain as the Protecting Power in charge of the Japanese Interests for most of the American continent during the Pacific War (1941-1945), and particularly its role in the case of the United States of America. In this country, the Spanish diplomacy had to face the internment of the Japanese residents and of the American citizens of Japanese ancestry in the so-called War Relocation Camps (in essence, a kind of concentration camps). In this context, Spain assumed the tasks of ensuring the well-being of those internees and notifying about them to the Japanese authorities. Thus, throughout the study of the Spanish efforts and their results regarding this “Japanese problem” it has been possible broadening the scope and depth of our knowledge about the Japanese question in the USA. Moreover, having another perspective on the subject has permitted examining this problem from an ethical point of view, beyond the Historical analysis.
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Historia Contemporánea, leída el 14-07-2017