Topics Clayton-Bulwer, San Juan canal, San Juan del Norte, United States, Great Britain, Nicaragua, Mosquito Coast, Central America, Miskitu Nation Collection opensource Language English Item Size 3.5MPublication date 1850-04-19 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics Clayton-Bulwer, San Juan canal, San Juan del Norte, United States, Great Britain, Nicaragua, Mosquito Coast, Central America, Miskitu Nation Collection opensource Language English Item Size 3.5M
"The Governments of the United States and Great Britain hereby declare, that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship canal; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America;…"
Curiously, this treaty inadvertently recognized the Mosquito Coast as a sovereign independent nation without the right of the United States or the British to colonize or exercise any dominion this territory.
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