Convention of Oñate

The Convention of Oñate , signed with Oñate the August 29th 1839 between the liberal general Espartero and the generals Torre and Urbizdonto, repésentants of the general carlist Maroto, put an end in the north of the Spain to the First war carlist. For its completed work with an aim of finding an exit with the war, Espartero accepted the title of Prince de Vergara .

It was signed after complexes negotiations; Espartero represented the camp of Isabelle II, liberal, and Maroto represented the camp conservtor carlist, in favor of the applicant gift Carlos, brother of Ferdinand VII, the father of Isabelle. The intervention of the admiral Lord John Hay, chief of the British section of observation based with Bilbao, was decisive, since as of 1837 it started exchanges with the generals of the two camps in order to hasten the end of the conflict.

The signatories knew each other long time since they had fought together in the war of independence of the Spanish colonies in America (a group known under the name of ayacuchos , in spite of the fact that they had not taken part in the battles of the same name).

Summary

Article 1: Open the possibility from a modification or concessions on the For S.
Art.2, 3,4,5,6: The employees, graded, emplyés the cicils of the army carlist and promotions of the soldiers carlists would be recognized, and could continue to be used the officers as Isabelle II by respecting the Constitution of 1837 either to resign or ask for an temporary suspension. They would receive in this case of the agreed balances. What left food abroad would receive 4 pays in advance and would receive the remainder on their return in Spain.
Article 8: the carlists should deliver their weapons, their uniforms and their vivres with Espartero.
Article 10: Agreements on the assumption of responsibility by the State of the widows and orphans of carlists died in the war.

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See too

Reign of Isabelle II
Carlisme
Crisis of succession of Spain (1833-1846)

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