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Document ReferenceBu 45/162
TitleLetter from Sir A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 6 Nov 1860.
Date6 November 1860
Extent1 f
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionDiscusses the matter of Protestant worship by British subjects in Spain; he could not ask the Spanish Government to sanction the breaking of the law by the British residents at Bilbao; Spain is not yet ready to "admit religious toleration into its Statute Book"; hopes that, if Protestants are discreet, the authorities will not interfere; he believes that Spain will eventually become more tolerant.
Termreligions, Protestant
religious affairs, toleration
politics, Spanish, statutes

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA7507Gory; - (fl 1859); Mr; diplomatfl 1859
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
NA139Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell1792-1878
Places
CodeSet
PL5462/Bilbao/Spain
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