William Walton (1784–1857) was an English writer on Spain and Portugal.
Thence via the Spanish American colonies, he became secretary to the British expedition which captured San Domingo from the French in 1802.
[1] Living first in Bristol, and then in London, Walton concentrated on writing about the contemporary politics of Spain and Portugal.
He took an interest in the question of naturalising[clarification needed] the alpaca, and wrote essays on the subject, the last being in a competition for the medal of the Highland and Agricultural Society in 1841.
His main works were:[1] There were other similar political pamphlets, all on Spain and Portugal.