Treaty of Madrid

(noun)

The treaty between Spain and the United States, signed in 1795, that guaranteed American access to the Mississippi River and established the borders of Florida, a Spanish possession

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Examples of Treaty of Madrid in the following topics:

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    • Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and the United States defined the boundaries of the Spanish colonies of West and East Florida.
    • Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, and established formal intentions of amity between the United States and Spain.
    • Among other things, the treaty ended the first phase of the West Florida Controversy, a dispute between the two nations over the boundaries of the Spanish colony of West Florida.
    • The Spanish acquired Florida and the southern coast along the Gulf of Mexico in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
    • Analyze the political circumstances leading up to and following the signing of the Pinckney's Treaty

  • The Treaty of Paris

    • The 10 articles of the Treaty of Paris are as follows.
    • Ratification of the treaty within six months of signing by contracting parties.
    • Several of the articles of the Treaty of Paris were violated by all sides in the chaotic aftermath of the war.
    • Spain used its control of Florida to block American access to the Mississippi in defiance of Article 8 of the Treaty of Paris.
    • The resulting territory dispute between Spain and the United States was resolved with the Treaty of Madrid, or Pinckney's Treaty, in 1795.

  • The Peace of Utrecht

    • With Great Britain and France having agreed upon a truce, the pace of negotiation quickened and the main treaties were finally signed on in April 1713.
    • The treaty, which was in fact a series of separate treaties, secured Britain's main war aims: Louis XIV's acknowledgement of the Protestant succession in England and safeguards to ensure that the French and Spanish thrones remained separate.
    • After the signing of the Utrecht treaties, the French continued to be at war with the Holy Roman Empire until 1714, when hostilities ended with the treaties of Rastatt and Baden.
    • Spain and Portugal remained formally at war with each other until the Treaty of Madrid of February 1715, while peace between Spain and Emperor Charles VI, unsuccessful claimant to the Spanish crown, came only in 1720 with the signing of the Treaty of The Hague.
    • First edition of the the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht between Great Britain and Spain in Spanish (left) and a later edition in Latin and English.

  • The Question of Spanish Succession

    • In an attempt to avoid war, Louis signed the Treaty of the Hague with William III of England in 1698.
    • In 1700, Louis and William III concluded a fresh partitioning agreement, the Treaty of London.
    • The 1713 Treaty of Utrecht recognized Louis XIV's grandson Philip, Duke of Anjou, as King of Spain (as Philip V), thus confirming the succession stipulated in the will of the Charles II.
    • After the signing of the Utrecht treaties, the French continued to be at war with Emperor Charles VI and with the Holy Roman Empire until 1714, when hostilities were ended with the Treaties of Rastatt and Baden.
    • Spain and Portugal remained formally at war with each other until the Treaty of Madrid of February 1715, while peace between Spain and Emperor Charles VI, unsuccessful claimant to the Spanish crown, came only in 1720 with the signing of the Treaty of The Hague.

  • Branding will make your blossoms bloom! Branding: The memorable rim on the wheel

    • The marketing use of the word "brand' is borrowed from the process of burning a rancher's mark into the hide of a calf for identification purposes.
    • If you plan to trademark your logo or the text version of your business name for protection you can find out the necessary details of this process at the World Intellectual Property Organization at: http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en by specifically utilizing the Madrid System for International Registration Marks explained further at:http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/
    • As of October 27, 2008, countries' statuses are listed regarding the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.
    • View this information at: http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/treaties/en/documents/pdf/madrid_marks.pdf.
    • Here is an example of one issue of The Trademark Gazette: http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/tmog/20081230_OG.pdf

  • The Spanish-American War

    • The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States (effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence).
    • Compromise proved impossible, resulting in the United States giving Spain an ultimatum—demanding that Spain immediately surrender control of Cuba; the Spanish rejected this demand, leading Madrid and then Washington to formally declare war.
    • With two obsolete Spanish squadrons sunk in Santiago de Cuba and Manila Bay, and a third more modern fleet recalled home to protect the Spanish coasts, Madrid vied for peace.
    • The result of this short-lived war was the Treaty of Paris 1898, negotiated on terms favorable to the U.S.
    • Liberators of Cuba, soldiers of the 10th Cavalry after the Spanish-American War.

  • The Spanish–American War

    • First Madrid, then Washington, formally declared war.
    • Madrid sued for peace after two obsolete Spanish squadrons were sunk in Santiago de Cuba and Manila Bay.
    • The result of the war was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the U.S.
    • Since the Spanish-American war, the U.S. has had a significant hand in various conflicts around the world, and entered many treaties and agreements.
    • The loss of Cuba caused a national trauma because of the affinity of peninsular Spaniards with Cuba, which was seen as another province of Spain rather than as a colony.

  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

    • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was one of several treaties signed between Native Americans and the United States after the American Revolution.
    • The treaty served as a peace treaty between the Iroquois and the Americans, since the Natives had been ignored in the Treaty of Paris.
    • In this treaty, the Iroquois Confederacy ceded all claims to the Ohio territory, a strip of land along the Niagara river, and all land west of the mouth of Buffalo creek.
    • 1786 Treaty of Fort Finney with Shawnee leaders for portions of Ohio
    • 1797 Treaty of Big Tree with the Iroquois for lands in New York State west of the Genesee River

  • Spanish Painting in the Northern Renaissance

    • The period is generally considered to have begun at some point after 1492 and ended by or with the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659; in art the start is delayed until the reign of Philip III (1598–1621) or just before, and the end is also delayed until the 1660s or later.
    • The most popular Spanish painter of the early 16th century was Luis de Morales (c. 1510–1586), called "The Divine" by his contemporaries, because of the religious intensity of his paintings.
    • Doménikos Theotokópoulos, better known as El Greco (1541–1614) "the Greek," was one of the most individualistic of the painters of the period, developing a strongly Mannerist style based on his origins in the post-Byzantine Cretan school, in contrast to the naturalistic approaches then predominant in Seville, Madrid, and elsewhere in Spain.
    • El Greco's most famous painting, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586–88) blends his signature style with the classical revival of the Renaissance and medieval renderings of the body.
    • Sacristy of the Cathedral, Toledo.

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk