Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/21
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J.Harris], Foreign Office, London; 7 Nov 1858.
Date	7 November 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that Spain will almost certainly declare war against Mexico; reveals that because the Spanish Government 'have long been in the habit of making political capital out of this question', previous reports regarding the seriousness of the situation may have been ignored by the mediating powers; relays apologies to the British Government who may find the present threat of war surprising; discusses the Convention proposed by Spain and explains the Mexican Government should accept the terms, as assurances have been given by Calderón Collantes that Spain will 'fulfill all the obligations she has contracted under the Convention'.
Term	foreign affairs, Spain and Mexico 1858
	Spanish affairs, government
	Mexican affairs, government
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question'

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