Franco-Spanish alliance of 1796 (Second Treaty of San Ildefonso)

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bilateral treaty defensive alliance military alliance offensive alliance

The Franco-Spanish alliance of 1796, formalized by the Second Treaty of San Ildefonso, was a military and political pact that bound revolutionary France and Bourbon Spain together against Great Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Franco-Spanish alliance	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ defensive alliance ⓘ military alliance ⓘ offensive alliance ⓘ
aimedAgainst	British commerce ⓘ British maritime power ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Franco-Spanish alliance of 1796 NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Treaty of San Ildefonso NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	1796 in international relations ⓘ Treaties of France ⓘ Treaties of Spain ⓘ Treaties of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
context	War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ
countrySignatory	French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
established	offensive and defensive alliance between France and Spain ⓘ
historicalEra	late 18th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Age of Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedProvision	coordination of fleets in the Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ mutual naval cooperation against Britain ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	treaty of alliance ⓘ
location	Royal Site of San Ildefonso NERFINISHED ⓘ
motivatedBy	French desire to isolate Great Britain diplomatically and militarily ⓘ Spanish desire to recover losses and security after the War of the Pyrenees ⓘ
negotiatedBy	French diplomatic representatives of the Directory ⓘ Manuel Godoy NERFINISHED ⓘ
obligedFranceTo	defend Spanish territories ⓘ support Spanish interests against Britain ⓘ
obligedSpainTo	declare war on Great Britain ⓘ support French military operations against Britain ⓘ
opposedTo	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Third Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaced	First Treaty of Basel (Franco-Spanish peace of 1795) NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	Franco-Spanish naval cooperation at the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) ⓘ Franco-Spanish naval cooperation at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) ⓘ Spanish declaration of war on Great Britain in 1796 ⓘ entry of Spain into the war on the French side ⓘ
signatoryGovernment	French Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ
signatoryRuler	Charles IV of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedAt	San Ildefonso, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedOn	1796-08-19 ⓘ
strengthened	French influence over Spanish foreign policy ⓘ
weakened	Spanish maritime and colonial position vis-à-vis Britain ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peace of Basel between France and Spain → followedBy → Franco-Spanish alliance of 1796 (Second Treaty of San Ildefonso) ⓘ

Blockade of Cádiz → opponentAlliance → Franco-Spanish alliance of 1796 (Second Treaty of San Ildefonso) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-Spanish alliance