Pact of Madrid
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The Pact of Madrid was a 1953 agreement between Spain and the United States that ended Spain’s postwar isolation by granting U.S. military bases in exchange for economic and military aid to Francisco Franco’s regime.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pact of Madrid canonical | 1 |
| Pact of Madrid (1953) | 1 |
| Pact of Madrid of 1953 | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral agreement
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spanish–American agreements of 1953 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Franco regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | post–World War II Western containment policy ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnSpain |
access to U.S. credits and supplies
ⓘ
reduction of diplomatic isolation of Spain ⓘ |
| effectOnUnitedStates |
access to air bases in Spain
ⓘ
access to naval facilities in Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy | further defense and cooperation agreements between Spain and the United States ⓘ |
| granted | rights to establish U.S. military bases in Spain ⓘ |
| headOfSpanishStateAtSigning | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | series of executive agreements ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | U.S. strategic interest in Iberian Peninsula bases ⓘ |
| politicalCharacter | non-NATO bilateral defense arrangement ⓘ |
| precededBy | postwar diplomatic isolation of Spain ⓘ |
| provided |
U.S. economic aid to Spain
ⓘ
U.S. military aid to Spain ⓘ |
| purpose |
end Spain’s post–World War II diplomatic isolation
ⓘ
establish military cooperation between Spain and the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Francoist Spain–United States relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | integration of Spain into Western bloc security structures ⓘ |
| signedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedInYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| signedUnderGovernment | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| strengthened | Franco’s international legitimacy ⓘ |
| typeOfAid |
economic assistance
ⓘ
military assistance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pact of Madrid (1953)
this entity surface form:
Pact of Madrid of 1953