Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/9
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J.Harris], Foreign Office, London; 20 Nov 1858.
Date	20 November 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Refers to correspondence sent from Calderón Collantes to General Almonte and comments that matters have not yet improved; reports that His Excellency suggests that to improve relations, General Almonte should tell the Spanish Government that Mexico acknowledges the 'principle of indemnity to the Spanish subjects at San Vicente'; in addition suggests the treaty of 1853 should be re-established and ministers be appointed in both countries; reveals that His Excellency considers the motive for the assassinations at San Vicente to be political; reports that the Spanish Government are 'most anxious that the question should be settled in an amicable manner'.
Term	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question'
	Spanish affairs, government
	foreign affairs, Spain and Mexico 1858
	assassinations, San Vincente

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA7422	Almonte; - (fl 1858-1859); General	fl 1858-1859
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889