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Treaty of Aranjuez (1801)

When
21 March 1801
Where
Aranjuez (signing location per treaty title; not stated in passages)
Part of
Convention of Aranjuez

France and Spain signed the Treaty of Aranjuez on 21 March 1801, publicly confirming the secret October 1800 Third Treaty of San Ildefonso.

The treaty was signed on 21 March 1801 between France and Spain. It confirmed a previous secret agreement in which Spain agreed to exchange Louisiana for territories in Tuscany, and stipulated that Spain's cession of Louisiana was a restoration rather than a retrocession. It was one of a series of agreements negotiated by French Foreign Minister Talleyrand.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Aranjuez (1801) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-21

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