From then on, the Spanish authorities based in Puerto Soledad continued to exercise jurisdiction and control over the e
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:51 am
When France established the settlement of "Port Louis" on Soledad Island in 1764, Spain objected and obtained French recognition of its right to the islands. The French government ordered the evacuation and transfer of the settlement to Spanish authorities.
This transfer took place in 1767, and from then on, a Spanish governor resided in the Falklands, dependent on Buenos Aires.
The year after the French establishment, a British expedition clandestinely arrived in the archipelago.
Following its arrival, in 1766, English sailors built a fort at a place they called "Port Egmont," on an island located west of Great Falkland. Despite the secrecy with which c level executive list the British government carried out this operation, Spain learned of it and protested persistently, stating its rights. Unable to obtain an acceptable response, it sought out the intruding settlement and, in 1770, forcibly expelled its occupants. This action brought Spain to the brink of war, which was averted by a bilateral agreement signed in 1771, which consisted of a Declaration by which Spain returned "Port Egmont" to the British to save the honour of the King of England, expressly reserving its sovereignty over the entire Falkland Islands, and an Acceptance of the Declaration in which Great Britain remained silent regarding the Spanish reservation of rights.
As part of the agreement, it was verbally agreed that the English would withdraw from "Port Egmont" later, which occurred in 1774.. In 1790, with the signing of the Treaty of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Great Britain undertook not to establish any settlements on the eastern or western coasts of South America or on the adjacent islands already occupied by Spain, as was the case with the Falkland Islands.
This transfer took place in 1767, and from then on, a Spanish governor resided in the Falklands, dependent on Buenos Aires.
The year after the French establishment, a British expedition clandestinely arrived in the archipelago.
Following its arrival, in 1766, English sailors built a fort at a place they called "Port Egmont," on an island located west of Great Falkland. Despite the secrecy with which c level executive list the British government carried out this operation, Spain learned of it and protested persistently, stating its rights. Unable to obtain an acceptable response, it sought out the intruding settlement and, in 1770, forcibly expelled its occupants. This action brought Spain to the brink of war, which was averted by a bilateral agreement signed in 1771, which consisted of a Declaration by which Spain returned "Port Egmont" to the British to save the honour of the King of England, expressly reserving its sovereignty over the entire Falkland Islands, and an Acceptance of the Declaration in which Great Britain remained silent regarding the Spanish reservation of rights.
As part of the agreement, it was verbally agreed that the English would withdraw from "Port Egmont" later, which occurred in 1774.. In 1790, with the signing of the Treaty of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Great Britain undertook not to establish any settlements on the eastern or western coasts of South America or on the adjacent islands already occupied by Spain, as was the case with the Falkland Islands.