Madrid Agreements of 1953
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The Madrid Agreements of 1953 were a series of defense and economic accords between Spain and the United States that ended Spain’s post–World War II isolation by granting U.S. military bases in exchange for financial and military aid.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Madrid (1952) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral international agreement
ⓘ
defense agreement ⓘ economic agreement ⓘ military base agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1953 US–Spanish Agreements
NERFINISHED
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Pact of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1953 in international relations
ⓘ
Cold War treaties ⓘ Treaties of Spain ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| component |
defense agreement
ⓘ
economic aid agreement ⓘ military assistance agreement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicDimension |
infrastructure investment in Spain
ⓘ
loans and credits to Spain ⓘ |
| effect |
beginning of closer US–Spain relations
ⓘ
expansion of US military presence in the Mediterranean ⓘ integration of Spain into Western bloc ⓘ strengthening of Franco regime’s international legitimacy ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1970 US–Spain base agreement ⓘ |
| granted | US military base rights in Spain ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | executive agreement ⓘ |
| militaryDimension |
use of Spanish air bases by US forces
ⓘ
use of Spanish naval facilities by US forces ⓘ |
| partyGovernmentTypeSpain | authoritarian regime ⓘ |
| predecessor | Spain’s post–World War II diplomatic isolation ⓘ |
| provided |
economic aid to Spain
ⓘ
financial assistance to Spain ⓘ military equipment to Spain ⓘ |
| purpose |
end Spain’s post–World War II diplomatic isolation
ⓘ
establish US military bases in Spain ⓘ provide economic aid to Spain ⓘ provide military aid to Spain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NATO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
US containment policy ⓘ Western alliance system ⓘ |
| securityDimension | mutual defense cooperation ⓘ |
| signedDuringGovernmentOf | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedInCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedInYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1953-09-26 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Madrid (1952)