Don Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, and Dona Maria Christina, Regent Queen of Spain, both personally signed a joint one-page letter in Spanish to Sanford B. Dole on November 26, 1894, recognizing the Republic of Hawaii. There was a one-page English translation. The Foreign Ministry of Spain sent an accompanying two-page cover letter in Spanish to Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis M. Hatch, for which no English translation survives.

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King and Queen letter:

Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii – Spain King and Queen

English translation:

Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii – Spain King and Queen English Translation

Foreign Ministry accompanying letter:

Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii – Spain Letter from Foreign Ministry

Recognition of the Republic of Hawaii – Spain Letter from Foreign Ministry

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