115 TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION 

 BETWEEN HER MAJESTY AND THE UNITED STATES 

 OF MEXICO. 



Signed at Mexico, N'ovemler 27, 18S8. — [Ratifications exchanged at Mexico, February 11, 1SS9.] 



Her Majesty the Queen of the 

 TJiiited Kiugdom of Great Britain 

 and Ireland, and his Excellency 

 the President of the United States 

 of Mexico, being desirous of main- 

 taining and strengthening friendly 

 relations, and of promoting com- 

 mercial intercourse between the 

 dominions of Her Britannic Maj- 

 esty and the territories of the Mexi- 

 can Republic, have resolved to 

 conclude a Treaty of Friendship, 

 Commerce, and Navigation, and 

 have uamed as their Plenipotenti- 

 aries, that is to say: 



Her Majesty the Queen of the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain 

 and Ireland, Sir Spenser St. John, 

 Knight Commander of St. Michael 

 and St. George, Envoy Extraordi- 

 nary and Minister Plenipoteutiary 

 of Her Britannic Majesty in Mex- 

 ico; 



And his Excellency the Presi- 

 dent of the United States of Mex- 

 ico, Senor Senador Don Emilio Ve- 

 lasco, ex-Minister Plenipotentiary 

 of Mexico in France, &c., &c., &c.; 



Who, after having communicated 

 to each other their resi)ective full 

 powers, found in good anddueforni, 

 have agreed upon and concluded 

 the following Articles: 



Article I. 



Su Excelencia el Presidente de 

 los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y 

 Su Majestad la Beina del IJeino 

 de la Gran Bretaha 6 Irlanda, 

 deseosos de conservar y vigorizar 

 relaciones amistosas y de promover 

 el trAfico comercial entre los terri- 

 torios de la Repiiblica Mexican a y 

 los dominios de Su Majestad Bri- 

 tauica, han resuelto celebrar un 

 Tratado de Amistad, Comercio, y 

 Navegacion, y han uombrado sus 

 Pleuipotenciarios, 4 saber : 



Su Excelencia el Presidente de 

 los Estados Unidos Mexicanos al 

 Seiior Senador Don Emilio Velas- 

 co, ex-Ministro Plenipoteuciario 

 de Mexico en Francia, &c., &c., &c. ; 



Y Su Majestad laEeinadel Eeino 

 Unido de la Gran Bretana e Irlan- 

 da a Sir Spenser St. John, Caba- 

 llero Comendador de San Miguel y 

 San Jorge, Euviado Extaordinario 

 y JNIiuistro Pleuipotonciario de Su 

 Majestad Britanica en Mexico; 



Los cuales, despues de haberse 

 comunicado sus respectivos ple- 

 nos poderes, encontrandolos en 

 buena y debida forma, han con- 

 veuido en los Articulos siguientes: 



Articulo I. 



There shall be perfect peace and Habrd perfecta paz y sincera 



sincere friendship between the amistad entre la Republica Mexi- 



United Kiugdom of Great Britain cana y el Reino Unido de la Gran 

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