Treaty of Ryswick

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In the Treaty of Ryswick (also Treaty of Rijswijk; named after the town in the western Netherlands were negotiations took place) in 1697 (signed on September 20, 1697), Spain recognized the French control of the western one-third of Hispaniola; then Saint-Domingue, now the Republic of Haiti.

See also

References

  • Encyclopædia Britannica. (1911-1912). Eleventh Edition.
  • Treaty of Ryswick. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:19, December 8, 2005 [1].

External link

  • Museum Rijswijk - The Dutch museum has objects relating to the Treaty of Ryswick.