Treaty of Badajoz (1801)

The Treaty of Badajoz (also known as the Peace of Badajoz) was signed in Badajoz on 6 June 1801 between the representatives of Prince Regent John of Portugal and representatives from the Kingdom of Spain. Based on the terms of the accord, the Kingdom of Portugal agreed to cede Olivença (along with paying an indemnity to Spain). Moreover, Portugal was required to close all ports to the British. On a sidenote, Prince John was forced to sign the accord as a result of the Spanish army (along with a French auxiliary corps) having been dispatched across the Portuguese frontier. The treaty was reinforced and slightly altered during a special convention (i.e. Treaty of Madrid) that was held on 29 September 1801 whereby Portugal was forced to pay France a total of 20 million francs. Portugal has to this day disputed the Spanish claim and thus does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over Olivença , on the grounds that the conditions under which this treaty was signed make it void; and that after the end of the French invasions, Spanish occupation of that territory contradicts the Treaty of Vienna.