The Recognition of the Hispanic American Nations by the United States

Resumen: «Recognition,» said Rivier, in terms that may be applied to the revolutionary era in Hispanic America, «is the assurance given to a new state that it will be permitted to hold its rank and place, in the character of an independent political organism, in the society of nations.» The first occasion when the government of the United States recognized a new state was in 1792 when Secretary Thomas Jefferson instructed Gouverneur Morris, the American minister to France, to treat with the French republic, as that government rested upon the will of the nation. And, upon subsequent occasions, when changes took place in the government of France, the United States furnished her minister in Paris with fresh credentials and thereby accorded recognition to the new governments.

Palabras Claves: United States, Hispanic American Nations, Recognition, Independence.

Autor/es: William Spence Robertson

Editorial: The Hispanic American Historical Review , Aug., 1918, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Aug., 1918), pp. 239-269. Published by: Duke University Press.

Fuente: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2505669