La cuestión del Muni, un enfrentamiento entre Francia y España en el siglo XIX

Carlos R. Quijano Junquera

doi:10.51743/cih.385

The Muni Affair, A Confrontation Between France and Spain in the 19th Century

Carlos R. Quijano Junquera Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Keywords: International Law, International Relations, Equatorial Guinea, the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, The, Paris Treaty of 1900

Abstract

Spain and France had a dispute in equatorial Africa during the second half of the nineteenth century that was called The Muni Affair by the press of the time. On the one hand, Spain had received from Portugal in 1778 two islands and the right to trade on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, taking possession of the former in 1843. Later it incorporated the islands of Corisco and Elobeyes, and the mainland area of Cabo de San Juan (1843-1858). On the other hand, France, which had been present in neighbouring Gabon since 1843, only recognised Spain’s sovereignty over Corisco, but not over the rest. There were diplomatic clashes and constant intrusions on the ground. The study of this bilateral crisis, and its resolution in 1900, is the subject of this article.

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2023-12-20

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Quijano Junquera, C. R. (2023). The Muni Affair, A Confrontation Between France and Spain in the 19th Century. CUADERNOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN HISTÓRICA, (40), 162-177. https://doi.org/10.51743/cih.385

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