Treaty of Madrid (1750)

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The Treaty of Madrid (1750) was an agreement between Spain and Portugal that redefined their colonial borders in South America, largely replacing the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas by recognizing de facto territorial occupations.

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Treaty of Madrid (1750) canonical 5
Tratado de Madrid de 1750 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
affectedTerritory Jesuit missions in the Upper Uruguay region
Seven Missions of the Guaraní
aimedTo settle boundary disputes between Spanish and Portuguese colonies
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Madrid
surface form: Tratado de Límites de Madrid

Treaty of Madrid (1750)
surface form: Tratado de Madrid de 1750
articleIncluded clauses on navigation and communication
provisions for boundary commissions
provisions for exchange of territories
consequence Guaraní War
countrySignatory Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Spain
dateSigned 1750-01-13
definedBoundaryBetween Portuguese America
Spanish America
historicalPeriod 18th century
influenced later South American boundary treaties
language Portuguese
Spanish
legalPrinciple uti possidetis
legalStatus international treaty in force at time of signing
negotiatedBy Alexandre Gusmão
surface form: Alexandre de Gusmão

José de Carvajal y Lancaster
partiallyReplacedBy Treaty of El Pardo
surface form: Treaty of El Pardo (1761)
recognized de facto territorial occupation
regionCovered Amazon Basin
surface form: Amazon basin

Brazilian interior
Río de la Plata
surface form: Río de la Plata basin
relatedTo Portuguese Empire
colonialism in South America
history of Brazil
history of the Spanish Empire
replaced Treaty of Tordesillas
resultedIn demarcation of a new Luso-Spanish frontier in South America
expansion of Portuguese Brazil
reduction of Spanish claims east of the Andes
signedIn Madrid
signedInCountry Spain
signedUnderMonarch Ferdinand VI of Spain
John V of Portugal NERFINISHED
status partially annulled
subject Spanish–Portuguese territorial disputes
colonial borders in South America

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Treaty of El Pardo follows Treaty of Madrid (1750)
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1777) follows Treaty of Madrid (1750)
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1777) replaces Treaty of Madrid (1750)
Treaties of Spain notableExample Treaty of Madrid (1750)
Treaties of Portugal hasPart Treaty of Madrid (1750)
Treaty of Madrid (1750) alsoKnownAs Treaty of Madrid (1750)
this entity surface form: Tratado de Madrid de 1750