Spain agrees to cede Gibraltar and Minorca to Britain

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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At the peace conference of Utrecht, Spain agrees to cede Britain the islands of Gibraltar and Minorca, and to grant its Royal African Company the Assiento (monopoly) over the slave trade to Spanish America.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Spain agrees to cede Gibraltar and Minorca to Britain". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17146, accessed 23 November 2024.]

17146 Spain agrees to cede Gibraltar and Minorca to Britain 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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