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Spain declared war on Great Britain as an ally of the Kingdom of France, and provided supplies and munitions to the Continental Army. However Spain was not an ally of the Patriots. It was reluctant to recognize the independence of the United States, because it distrusted revolutionaries. Historian Thomas A. Bailey says of Spain:
Spain: February 20, 1783 [citation needed] On September 4, 1776, Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga recognised the United States as a nation in his correspondence with General Lee, addressing him with the title "General of the United States of America". [14] This term was transmitted to Joseph Reed and George Washington. [15] [16] Sweden: April 3, 1783 [17]
Spain maintains sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla, Peñon de Velez de la Gomera, Alhucemas and the Chafarinas Islands (captured following the Christian reconquest of Spain) based upon historical grounds, security reasons and on the basis of the UN principle of territorial integrity. Spain also maintains that the majority of residents are Spanish.
Spain, through its alliance with France and as part of its conflict with Britain, played a role in the independence of the United States.Spain declared war on Britain as an ally of France, itself an ally of the American colonies.
The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said Friday. Meanwhile ...
Trump Says Us Will 'Take Over' Gaza Strip, Rebuild It To Stabilize Middle East. The Abraham Accords saw Israel sign treaties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
In a statement, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the European Union, the European Commission, plus the United Kingdom and Ukraine, warned “Ukraine and Europe must be part of any ...
— September 12 Four plus two treaty signed by the US, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, West Germany and East Germany formally ends World War II in Europe, grants the two German states the right to unify and ends all of the sovereign rights held by the Allies in Germany since 1945.