Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/8
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J.Harris], Foreign Office, London; 8 Nov 1858.
Date	8 November 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that Calderón Collantes and Marshal O'Donnell suggest that England and France should help Spain establish a 'legitimate authority in Mexico'; explains that Great Britain and France will not support a war against Mexico as this will threaten the 'peace and prosperity of all maritime States'; explains that the Spanish Government feels war is justified in order to 're-establish in some degree the dignity of the national character and the former prestige of Spanish arms'; suggests that in the event of war, intervention from England and France would lead to a settlement of 'territorial arrangements' the outcome of which would be to Spain's advantage.
Term	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question', British involvement
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question', French involvement
	Spanish affairs, government

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