Spain, through its alliance with France and as part of its conflict with Britain, played an important role in the independence of the United States. Spain declared war on Britain as an ally of France,
Bernardo de Gálvez at the siege of Pensacola, painting by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
Luis de Unzaga was the first Spanish official to provide direct military aid to the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Portrait by Francisco Jover y Casanova of Aranda
The Great Siege of Gibraltar, showing the defeat of the Franco-Spanish assault in September 1782 by George Carter
Treaty of Paris (1783)
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The Treaty of Paris, signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the War of American Independence and
The first page of the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783
Treaty of Paris, a 1783 portrait by Benjamin West depicting the American delegation at the Treaty of Paris, including (left to right): John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The British delegation refused to pose, and the portrait was never completed.
A commemorative plaque of the Treaty of Paris on the site where the treaty was signed, 56 Rue Jacob in Paris, on September 3, 1783
The last page of the Treaty of Paris