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Spanish Order to Transfer Louisiana

When: October 1802
Where: Spanish Government
Part of: Port of New Orleans closed to American traffic by Spanish administrator Juan Ventura Morales

The Spanish government ordered the transfer of Louisiana to France in October 1802, despite diplomatic objections regarding the Treaty of Amiens.

Spain procrastinated until late 1802 in executing the treaty to transfer Louisiana to France, which allowed American hostility to build. The French government noted that the Spanish government had ordered Louisiana to be transferred in October 1802, despite knowing for months that Britain had not recognized the King of Etruria in the Treaty of Amiens.

Sources

Louisiana Purchase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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