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Treaty of Fontainebleau

3 November 1762

Act of cession of Louisiana by France to Spain, signed in 1762. It dates from 3 November 1762 in what is now France. The setting was Fontainebleau and Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Those involved included the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain. Its causes included the French and Indian War.

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