Letter

Casto Mendez Nunez to The Most Excellent Envoy Extraordinary and, December 1, 1865

Author

Casto Mendez Nunez

Recipient

The Most Excellent Envoy Extraordinary and

Date

December 1, 1865

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Translation.]

Admiral Nunez to Mr. Nelson.

Pacific Squadron, Frigate Villa de Madrid, Valparaiso, December, 1865.

The undersigned, acting commander-in-chief of the naval forces of her Catholic Majesty in the Pacific, has the honor and regret to inform the diplomatic corps resident in Santiago, by means of its respected dean, the most excellent envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, of the decease of the most excellent Don José Manuel Pareja, plenipotentiary of her Catholic Majesty and late commander-in-chief of these naval forces in the Pacific.

The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to offer to the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, and to his respected colleagues, his sentiments of the highest and most distinguished consideration.

CASTO MENDEZ NUNEZ.

The Most Excellent Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Resident in Santiago.

Notes

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Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty.