Francisco Rendón

Francisco Rendón succeeded Miralles, whose assistant he had been, in the informal Spanish mission to Congress. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, he worked through the Ministry of the Indies and offered Washington his Philadelphia house for the winter of 1781–1782. He continued the mission until Gardoqui’s arrival in 1785. 1, 2

Washington Appointments

  • Spain — Representative, 1780–1785

Archival Sources

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Sources

  1. Spain’s Diplomats in Philadelphia — Enrique Fernandez y Fernandez

    Pennsylvania Heritage, March 1978; Miralles, Rendón, and the Philadelphia legation

  2. Mission of Francisco Rendón, 1783 — Aileen Moore Topping Papers

    University of Florida, Special & Area Studies Collections; typed translations of diplomatic correspondence

  3. Repertorio diplomático español
  4. Spain — U.S. Chief of Protocol incoming representatives

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