Alexander Llorente to Horatio J. Perry, September 16, 1864

Mr. Llorente to Mr. Perry.

Sir:The Queen, my august sovereign, having been pleased to accept, by royal decrees of this date, the resignation presented by the cabinet, of which Don Alexander Mon was president, has appointed President of the Council of Ministers, without portfolio, the Marshal Don Ramon Maria Narvaez, Duke of Valencia; Minister of Grace and Justice, Don Lorenzo Arrazola; Minister of War, Lieutenant General Don Fernando Fernandez de Cordova, Marquis of Mendigonia; Minister of the Navy, Admiral Don Francisco Armero, Marquis of the Nervion; Minister of Finance, Don Manuel Garcia Barzanallana; Minister of the Interior Government, Don Louis Gonzales Bravo; Minister of Instruction and Public Works, Don Antonio Alcalia Galiano; Minister of the Colonies, Don Manuel de Seijas Lozano; and Minister of State, the undersigned.

Whilst I have the honor to communicate this to you, I take pleasure also in expressing my desire and my hope that the friendly relations existing between Spain and the United States may be of that character of cordiality and good correspondence which distinguishes them to-day, for which I confide in finding on your part the most benevolent co-operation, and I propose on my side to omit no means which may conduce to facilitating in the affairs which I may treat with you the solutions most in harmony with the good understanding which reigns between the government of the Queen my Lady and that which you so worthily represent.

I avail myself of this occasion to offer to you the assurances of my distinguished consideration.