Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/122
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, San Ildefonso, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 3 Sep 1859.
Date	3 September 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports on a discussion he has had with Mr Collantes on the subject of the Spanish debt to France for the expenses of the army of occupation in 1823; Mr Collantes stated that on the outbreak of the present war he was concerned that the French would not use their claim against Spain as a pretext for occupying Spain's territory or influencing her independent action; Mr Collantes has therefore made arrangements for its payment; he [Buchanan] has heard that it is unlikely that the Spanish people will object to the payment, as anti-French feeling is strong and therefore they would not wish to be in debt to France.
Term	politics, Spanish, foreign policy
	military campaigns, Austrian War with France and Piedmont 1859
	foreign policy, Spanish

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA1901	Napoléon III (1808-1873); Emperor of the French; president of 2nd French Republic 1850-52 emperor 1852-70	1808-1873
NA6259	Isabella II (1830-1904); Queen of Spain; ( reigned 1833-1868)	1830-1904
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878