Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/14
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J.Harris], Foreign Office, London; 7 Oct 1858.
Date	7 October 1858
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Refers to a meeting with Calderón Collantes; reveals the United States will not support the use of force by Spain against Mexico; explains the United States may invade Cuba; reveals Spain has no intention of interfering with the 'internal affairs of Mexico' but comments that she 'could not and would not' quietly look on while Spanish subjects were exposed to danger; reveals that Great Britain and France have offered their mediation; explains that if Spain is left alone she 'will trust to her own resources for accomplishing her object', and that the presence of Spanish troops in Mexico could lead to the invasion of that country by the United States; comments that the position of Spain in this question is a difficult one.
Term	foreign affairs, Spain and Mexico 1859
	Spanish affairs, government
	Mexican affairs, government
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question', American involvement

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889