Treaty of Aranjuez (1777)

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In the Treaty of Aranjuez of 1777, France and Spain agreed to create a fixed border between the two colonies, mapped and defined from sea to sea. This was the original border that divided the island into two parts.

The Treaty of Aranjuez was signed on 3 June 1777 between France and Spain. Based on the terms of the treaty, the two countries agreed to define the

American War of Independence
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Aftermath

The northernmost and southernmost parts of the international border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic still conform to the boundaries between the French and Spanish colonies agreed to in the Treaty of Aranjuez. However, in the 20th century, the middle portion of the boundary was changed to make it closer to a straight north–south line and thereby transferred a large portion of Hispaniola from the Dominican Republic to Haiti.[1] An original boundary stone is on display in the Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "The birth of Haitian-Dominican border"[dead link] Archived October 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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