Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
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[[Louis XV]] saw little value in Louisiana, and to compensate Spain for its losses in the [[Seven Years' War]], he transferred Louisiana to his cousin [[Charles III of Spain|Charles III]] in 1762. Louisiana remained under the control of Spain until it was demanded to be turned over to France by Napoleon. For much of the 18th century, [[Kingdom of France|France]] and Spain were allies, but after the [[execution of Louis XVI]] in 1793, Spain joined the [[War of the First Coalition]] against the [[First French Republic|French Republic]] but was defeated in the [[War of the Pyrenees]]. |
[[Louis XV]] saw little value in Louisiana, and to compensate Spain for its losses in the [[Seven Years' War]], he transferred Louisiana to his cousin [[Charles III of Spain|Charles III]] in 1762. Louisiana remained under the control of Spain until it was demanded to be turned over to France by Napoleon. For much of the 18th century, [[Kingdom of France|France]] and Spain were allies, but after the [[execution of Louis XVI]] in 1793, Spain joined the [[War of the First Coalition]] against the [[First French Republic|French Republic]] but was defeated in the [[War of the Pyrenees]].Kuethe, Allan J. "Bourbon Reforms" in ''Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture'', vol. 1, pp. 399-401. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996. |
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In August 1795, Spain and France agreed to the [[Peace of Basel]], with Spain ceding its half of the island of [[Hispaniola]], approximating the modern [[Dominican Republic]].{{cite web |title=Dominican Republic; Elections and Events 1791–1849 |url=https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Dominican%20Republic/elections-and-events-17911849.html |website=The Library, UC San Diego |publisher=Regents of the University of California |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013640/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Dominican%20Republic/elections-and-events-17911849.html |url-status=dead }} |
In August 1795, Spain and France agreed to the [[Peace of Basel]], with Spain ceding its half of the island of [[Hispaniola]], approximating the modern [[Dominican Republic]].{{cite web |title=Dominican Republic; Elections and Events 1791–1849 |url=https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Dominican%20Republic/elections-and-events-17911849.html |website=The Library, UC San Diego |publisher=Regents of the University of California |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013640/https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/notable-collections/latin-american-elections-statistics/Dominican%20Republic/elections-and-events-17911849.html |url-status=dead }} |
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