1786 in Spain

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Events from the year 1786 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles III
• First Secretary of State - José Moñino

Events

• The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty between America and Spain failed to be ratified.

• A Treaty of Navigation and Commerce was signed between the Britannick King and the Moft Christian King.

• Convention of London (1786), a treaty between Britain and Spain over Belize.
• Malaria epidemic in Barcelona ends after killing nearly 100,000 people. ^[1]

Births

• Agustina de Aragón, Spanish Heroine, Mar 4th.

Deaths

• Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache (1700–1786) – A key figure in the reformist government of Charles III.
• Carlos Francisco de Croix, Marquis of Croix (1699–1786) – He was a prominent Spanish military officer and colonial administrator.
• Gaspar de Portolá, Spanish Military Officer (1716-1786) - He was a well renowned Spanish Military Officer and the first Governor of the Californias.

References

1. "Marshlands, Sanitation Policies, and Epidemic Fevers in Late-Eighteenth-Century Barcelona (1783–1786)". Environment & Society Portal. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

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