Hilario Rivas y Salmón
Hilario Rivas y Salmón handled the Spanish mission during several acting periods in the 1820s. His surviving correspondence concerned the consequences of Spanish American independence, including news from El Callao and disputes involving neutrality and piracy. He wrote to Secretary of State Henry Clay. 1, 2, 3
Washington Appointments
Archival Sources
Archival references used in this account; descriptions and access vary by repository.
- Henry Clay Papers — Online Archive of California
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Letter of 9 June 1827 concerning neutrality, Mexico, and piracy - Las independencias iberoamericanas, 1820–1830 — Ministerio de Cultura
www.cultura.gob.es
Rivas y Salmón’s 1826 Philadelphia communication on El Callao
Sources
- Henry Clay Papers — Online Archive of California
Letter of 9 June 1827 concerning neutrality, Mexico, and piracy
- Las independencias iberoamericanas, 1820–1830 — Ministerio de Cultura
Rivas y Salmón’s 1826 Philadelphia communication on El Callao
- Spain — U.S. Chief of Protocol incoming representatives
Name and credential/acting entries; dates must be read with their labels
- Repertorio diplomático español
Biography checked 2026-10-29.
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