Agreement
Spanish Recognition of Mexican Independence, 1836
Spain formally recognised Mexico as a "free, sovereign, and independent nation" in the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty, signed in Madrid on 28 December 1836, fifteen years after Mexico's declaration.
What happened
Spain did not recognise Mexican independence when it was declared in 1821; the Spanish Congress had repudiated the Treaty of Córdoba as "illegal, null, and void" in February 1822, and Spain attempted to reconquer Mexico over the following decade. Spain formally recognised Mexican independence in the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty, signed in Madrid on 28 December 1836 by Miguel Santa María for Mexico and José María Calatrava for Spain, under which the Spanish monarchy recognised Mexico as a "free, sovereign, and independent nation" and established diplomatic relations.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: Spain formally recognised Mexican independence in the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty, signed in Madrid on 28 December 1836 by Miguel Santa María for Mexico and José María Calatrava for Spain, under which the Spanish monarchy recognised Mexico as a "free, sovereign, and independent nation" and established diplomatic relations. This came fifteen years after Mexico's 1821 declaration; the Spanish Congress had repudiated the Treaty of Córdoba as "illegal, null, and void" in February 1822, and Spain attempted to reconquer Mexico over the following decade.
- Wikipedia contributors, Santa María–Calatrava Treaty (Wikipedia, 28 December 1836) link, article text. Source record