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TitleCopy despatches from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris] and 1st Earl Russell; 1858-61.
Date1858-1861
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionDespatches cover the whole of Buchanan's period in office in Madrid; subjects covered include the slave trade and Cuba; Spanish politics, foreign, domestic and provincial; relations with Morocco and Mexico; there are also interesting references to the Spanish economy and judicial system and to the Carlist rebellion of 1860; the despatches contain a wealth of information on Anglo-Spanish relations and on relations between France and Spain; there are also references to events in other nations including Italy, Denmark and the U.S.A.
Termslavery, slave trade
foreign policy, Spanish
politics, Spanish, foreign policy
politics, Spanish, domestic
politics, Spanish, provincial
foreign policy, British
foreign policy, American
politics, American, foreign policy
economy, Spanish
politics, Spanish, Carlists
judicial system, Spanish
Moroccan affairs, 'Moroccan Question'
Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question'

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
NA6098Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury1807-1889
NA139Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell1792-1878
Places
CodeSet
PL288/Italy
PL289/Mexico
PL1077/U.S.A.
PL2293/Morocco
PL87/Denmark
PL290/France
PL2297/Cuba
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