Treaty Signing and Authorization
- When
- 12 Feb - 1 Jul 1899
- Where
- Spanish government
Francisco Silvela signed the treaty on 12 February 1899; Spanish royal decrees and a law in June 1899 authorized the cession.
Francisco Silvela signed the treaty on 12 February 1899. A royal decree of 13 June 1899 authorized the Minister of State to present to the Cortes a bill permitting the government to cede the Caroline Islands, the Palaos, and the Marianas except Guam, and a law of 29 June 1899 authorized the cession to the German Empire. A treaty document bearing the names of Silvela and Joseph von Radowitz is dated 1 July 1899; this is the date shown on the treaty text itself, not an independently attested formal signing date.
Sources
- German–Spanish Treaty (1899) Wikipedia
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