The Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Between Argentina and the United Kingdom was an 1825 treaty between the

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(predecessor of modern

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) and the

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). With this treaty, the United Kingdom accepted the 1816

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. As the United Kingdom was the most powerful

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of the time, and the

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had announced the

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, this treaty limited the chances of Spain to reconquer its former colony. The treaty also allowed British subjects to keep their religion, and to build their own churches and cemeteries. This was an unprecedented step in the history of the

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in Argentina, as it was the first time that a religion other than the

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was legally allowed in the country. The treaty set as well an agreement to stop the Atlantic slave trade. In the context of the dispute over the

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( es, Islas Malvinas), Lowell S. Gustafson argues that by signing the Treaty without making any reservation about Argentina's settlement on the islands by 1825, the United Kingdom weakened its claim.

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References

{{Reflist Argentina–United Kingdom treaties Treaties of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Treaties involving territorial changes Commercial treaties 1825 treaties 1825 in Argentina 1825 in the United Kingdom Treaties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922) 1825 in British law