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this declaration). Chile joined Peru by reinforcing its navy, placing its army on alert
as well, and pleaded for intervention from the Western powers as early as November
- On February 6, 1847, a Spanish royal decree was issued in which the Spanish
government denied any role in Flores’s plans and stated that the Flores mission had
been dissolved.
Coding changes: End Date changed from February 6, 1847. Settlement changed from
Unclear.
MID#1594
Dispute Number: 1594
Date(s): March 1859
Participants: 135 Peru/230 Spain
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Peru seized the Spanish ship Maria y Julia to enforce a blockade of
Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Spanish minister (Tavira) protested the seizure, and the ship
was returned later in the year.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from April 1859. End Date changed from June
1859.
MID#1595
Dispute Number: 1595
Date(s): August 10, 1862 to July 26, 1863
Participants: 230 Spain/135 Peru, 155 Chile
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On August 10, 1862, Spain sent a “Scientific Commission,” escorted by
two frigates and two gunboats, to South America. Peru and Chile were the only two
countries that objected to this mission on any level.
Rumors, which later were revealed to be true, spread throughout these countries that
this expedition was an intended act of aggression by Spain. Spain forged ahead with
its mission and made visits and landings in Lima, Callao, Santiago, and Valparaiso,
in that order, finally leaving Valparaiso on July 26, 1863, to head north toward the
western coast of the United States.
Coding changes: End Date changed from February 10, 1863.
MID#1563
Dispute Number: 1563
Date(s): April 14, 1864 to January 27, 1865
Participants: 230 Spain/135 Peru, 155 Chile
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None