West Florida Controversy

The West Florida Controversy refers to two border disputes that involve Spain and the United States in relation to the region known as West Florida.

The first dispute commences immediately after Spain receives the colonies of West and East Florida from the Kingdom of Great Britain following the American Revolutionary War, and continues for nearly four decades.

Initial disagreements are settled with Pinckney's Treaty of 1795.The second dispute arises following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

The controversy leads to the secession of the bulk of West Florida, known as the "Republic of West Florida," from Spanish control in 1810, and its subsequent annexation by the United States.

In 1819 the United States and Spain will negotiate the Adams–Onís Treaty, in which the United States purchases the remainder of Florida from Spain.

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