Carvajal Ministry

The Carvajal Ministry was a Spanish government which served between 1746 and 1754 during the reign of

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headed by José de Carvajal. Contrasting with the previous anti-British emphasis of the Spanish government Carvajal was neutral and sought much better relations, a view shared by King

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. The government negotiated and signed the Anglo-Spanish Treaty of Madrid in 1750, resolving the issues that had taken them into the

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. He also signed an agreement, ending a long-standing dispute with Portugal in

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. The Ministry fell when Carvajal died in 1754, and was replaced by the short-lived Hueścar Ministry. Spanish governments 1746 establishments in Spain 1754 disestablishments in Spain 18th century in Spain {{spain-hist-stub