France is an ally of both the …
Years: 1783 - 1783
February
France is an ally of both the United States and Spain, but Spain was not an ally of the United States, though an informal alliance had existed since at least 1776 between the Americans and Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana, one of the most successful leaders in the war.
Spain's economy depends almost entirely on its colonial empire in the Americas, and a successful revolt by subjects of another colonial empire could set a ruinous example.
In fact, there had been a series of three rebellions by native South Americans against Spain between 1777 and 1781, led by Tomás Katari, Tupac Amaru II, and Julian Apasa (who adopted the name Tupac Katari)—all had been crushed with utter ruthlessness.
With such considerations in mind, Spain had continually thwarted John Jay's attempts to establish diplomatic relations during his long assignments in Madrid, and is the last participant in the American Revolutionary War to acknowledge the independence of the United States, a fortnight after the preliminary peace treaty with Britain, on February 3, 1783.
Spain's economy depends almost entirely on its colonial empire in the Americas, and a successful revolt by subjects of another colonial empire could set a ruinous example.
In fact, there had been a series of three rebellions by native South Americans against Spain between 1777 and 1781, led by Tomás Katari, Tupac Amaru II, and Julian Apasa (who adopted the name Tupac Katari)—all had been crushed with utter ruthlessness.
With such considerations in mind, Spain had continually thwarted John Jay's attempts to establish diplomatic relations during his long assignments in Madrid, and is the last participant in the American Revolutionary War to acknowledge the independence of the United States, a fortnight after the preliminary peace treaty with Britain, on February 3, 1783.
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People
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez
- Charles Gravier, Count of Vergennes
- Henry Laurens
- John Adams
- John Jay
- Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Jiménez de Urrea, 10th Count of Aranda
- William Petty, Earl of Shelburne
Groups
- Puerto Rico (Spanish Colony)
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Ohio Country
- Saint Lucia (French colony)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Newfoundland (British Colony)
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- The Bahamas, British Crown Colony of
- India, East India Company rule in
- India, French
- East Florida
- West Florida
- Loyalists (American Revolution)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
- Anglo-Spanish War
- Gibraltar, Great Siege of
- Anglo-Dutch War, Fourth
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Years: 1783 - 1783
February
Locations
People
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez
- Charles Gravier, Count of Vergennes
- Henry Laurens
- John Adams
- John Jay
- Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Jiménez de Urrea, 10th Count of Aranda
- William Petty, Earl of Shelburne
Groups
- Puerto Rico (Spanish Colony)
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Ohio Country
- Saint Lucia (French colony)
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Newfoundland (British Colony)
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- The Bahamas, British Crown Colony of
- India, East India Company rule in
- India, French
- East Florida
- West Florida
- Loyalists (American Revolution)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
- Anglo-Spanish War
- Gibraltar, Great Siege of
- Anglo-Dutch War, Fourth
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions