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Feb 9, 2010 · The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida. Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams sign the Florida Purchase Treaty, in which Spain agrees to cede the...
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Feb 4, 2023 · According to Britannica, Leon returned to the area in 1521, having realized that Florida was not just another Caribbean island and, in fact, could be a valuable entry point for Spain into the rest of North America. He was supposed to set up a colony but was rather quickly wounded by local Calusa people and later died.
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Minister Onís and Secretary Adams reached an agreement whereby Spain ceded East Florida to the United States and renounced all claims to West Florida. Spain received no compensation, but the United States agreed to assume liability for $5 million in damage done by American citizens who rebelled against Spain.
As compensation for Florida, the United States pledged to provide $ 5 million, which did not belong to Spain directly, but was used to pay the debt that Spain had towards American private citizens. The deal was, therefore, very favourable for the United States.
Spain's ability to govern or control the colony continued to erode, and, after repeated incursions by American forces against the Seminole people who had settled in Florida, Spain finally decided to sell the territory to the United States.
Date in History: 17 Jul 1821. 1821 – Florida was officially transferred from Spanish to American control on this date. As part of the Adams – Onís treaty of 1818, both East and West Florida were ceded to the United States.
In exchange, Adams gave up U.S. claims to lands west of the Sabine and forgave Spain’s $5 million debt to the United States. Figure 1. The red line indicates the border between U.S. and Spanish territory established by the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819.
