Bidlack Treaty (New Granada Treaty)

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

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Date of occurrence 1846-12-12

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This treaty, brokered by the U.S. chargé d'affaires Benjamin Alden Bidlack, secured U.S. interests in Panama against the interests of the United Kingdom and of France which were separately and competitively interested in building a railway across the isthmus to enable the development of their colonial interests. The treaty assured New Granada (now Colombia and Panama) of U.S. support for its sovereignty and the neutrality of the isthmus and made it possible, following the California goldrush of 1848, to build the transithmian railroad (1848-1855).

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Bidlack Treaty (New Granada Treaty)". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5761, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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