Información operacional para una guerra internacional: la inteligencia militar norteamericana y la descripción de las Islas Canarias (1941-1945)

• García Cabrera, Marta ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Gran Canaria, España

     
• Localización: Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos, ISSN 0570-4065, Nº. 69, 2023
• Idioma: español
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  • Operational information for an international war: north american military intelligence and the description of the Canary Islands (1941-1945)
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    A pesar de que, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, las islas Canarias no formaban parte de la planificación militar estadounidense —como sí sucedía en el caso británico—, el archipiélago atlántico se convirtió en un objetivo destacado de la inteligencia norteamericana. Las divisiones de inteligencia militar de Estados Unidos, en colaboración con los agregados diplomáticos establecidos en Madrid, así como los cónsules y observadores navales ubicados en las islas, dedicaron considerables esfuerzos a la recogida, sistematización y actualización de información estratégica sobre Canarias (rasgos geográficos, topográficos, económicos, socioculturales y militares). El principal objetivo de este artículo es realizar una aproximación a la inteligencia militar de Estados Unidos en Canarias, analizando la información operacional sobre las islas que estaba siendo registrada en Washington, especialmente al comienzo de la campaña militar norteamericana./Even though the Canary Islands were not part of US military planning during the Second World War —as was the case of Britain— the Atlantic archipelago became a prominent target of US intelligence. The military intelligence divisions of the United States, in collaboration with the diplomatic attachés established in Madrid, as well as the consuls and naval observers located on the islands, dedicated considerable efforts to the collection, systematization and updating of strategic information on the Canary Islands (geographical, topographical, economic, sociocultural, and military data). The main objective of this article is to make an approach to the United States military intelligence in the Canary Islands, analyzing the operational information on the islands that was being collected in Washington, especially at the beginning of the North American military campaign.

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    Even though the Canary Islands were not part of US military planning during the Second World War —as was the case of Britain— the Atlantic archipelago became a prominent target of US intelligence. The military intelligence divisions of the United States, in collaboration with the diplomatic attachés established in Madrid, as well as the consuls and naval observers located on the islands, dedicated considerable efforts to the collection, systematization and updating of strategic information on the Canary Islands (geographical, topographical, economic, sociocultural, and military data). The main objective of this article is to make an approach to the United States military intelligence in the Canary Islands, analyzing the operational information on the islands that was being collected in Washington, especially at the beginning of the North American military campaign.