Historedia
Person

Pierre Soulé

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1854

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pierre Soulé, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ostend Manifesto drafted

    1854

    Role: U.S. Minister to Spain

    1. 1854 · United StatesPolitical Backlash

      The manifesto was denounced in the North and Europe, causing Pierce to avoid acknowledging it in his State of the Union address.

    2. October 1854 · Document sent to Washington; drafted in Ostend, Belgium, and prepared at Aachen, PrussiaManifesto Content

      The document described the rationale for purchasing Cuba from Spain and declared the U.S. justified in wresting the island if Spain refused to sell.

    3. October 9–11, 1854 · Ostend, BelgiumMeeting in Ostend

      Three U.S. diplomats met in Ostend, Belgium, from October 9–11, 1854, to draft the Ostend Manifesto regarding Cuba.

Sources

  1. Pierre Soulé Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-05
  2. Ostend Manifesto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29