German–Spanish Treaty (1899)
The German–Spanish Treaty of 1899, (Spanish: Tratado germano-español de 1899; German: Deutsch-Spanischer Vertrag 1899) signed by the German Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, involved Spain selling the majority of its Pacific possessions not lost in the Spanish–American War to Germany for 25 million pesetas (equivalent to 17 million Marks).
Borders of German New Guinea before (in blue) and after (in red) the 1899 German-Spanish treaty | |
| Type | Bilateral treaty |
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| Signed | 12 February 1899 |
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