Episode 3 of 4
Spanish Legal Authorization
- When
- June 1899
- Where
- Spain
Spanish legal decrees and laws in June 1899 authorized the government to cede the Pacific islands to Germany.
A royal decree on 13 June 1899 authorized the Minister of State to present a bill to the Cortes for the cession of the Carolinas, Palaos, and Marianas. A law on 29 June 1899 formally authorized the government to cede these islands to the German Empire, excluding Guam.
Sources
- German–Spanish Treaty (1899) Wikipedia
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