The Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War and was signed on December 10, 1898. It had 17 articles that provided terms for peace such as Spain relinquishing control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and ceding ownership of Guam and the Philippines to the United States. The treaty was preceded by an August 12, 1898 protocol between the U.S. and Spain to appoint peace commissions to negotiate the terms of the treaty in Paris by October 1st.

2. TREATY OF PARIS
• signed December 10,1898
• composed of 17 Articles
• marked the end of
Spanish-American War

3. “PROTOCOL OF PEACE”
• signed Aug 12 1898
• armistice
• Five commissioners each
• Meet in Paris not later
than Oct 1,1898
• Negotiation for a peace
treaty
• Treaty shall be ratified

4. AMERICAN
AMERICAN DELEGATES
DELEGATES
• William R. Day
• William P. Frye
 William R. Day, chairman, a former Secretary
• Cushman Kellog Davis
of State who had vacated his Cabinet position to
helm the United States Peace Commission
 • George Gray
William P. Frye, Senator from Maine
 Cushman Kellogg Davis, Senator from
• Whitelaw Reid
Minnesota
 George Gray, Senator from Delaware
 Whitelaw Reid, a former diplomat and
past Vice Presidential nominee

5. SPANISH DELEGATES
• Eugenio Montero Rios
• Buenaventure de Avarzuz
• Jos
• Wenceslao Ramirez de
Villa-Urrutia
• Rafael Cerero

6. FELIPE AGONCILLO

7. ARTICLES
PROVISIONS
Article I
• Spain relinguishes
sovereignity over Cuba
In accordance with the treaty, Spain:
•Gave up all rights to Cuba
Article Puerto Rico and gave up its
•Surrendered
II
• Spain cedes to the U.S.,
possessions in the West Indies
•Surrendered the island of Guam to the United
the islands of Puerto
States
Rico,islands intotheUnited
•Surrendered the Philippines the
West
Indies and island of Guam
States for a payment of twenty million dollars
in the Marianas

8. Article III
• Spain cedes to the U.S.
Archipelago known as
Philippines
• Signed December 18 1898
• The U.S. will pay the
• Started due to a peace protocol between
sum of and Spain on August 2, 1898:
United States
$20,000,000 to
 Spain after exchange of
ratification
 “The United States and Spain will each
appoint not more than five commissioners
Article IV
to treat of peace, and the commissioners so
•
appointed shall meet at Paris not later than
For 10 years U.S. Will
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to the negotiation
and conclusion of a treatyships and
admit Spanish of peace, which
treaty shall be subject to ratification
according to the respective the ports
merchandise to constitutional
forms of Philippine Islands
of the two countries”

9. Article V
• U.S. will free prisoners
of war
• Spain will 1898
• Signed December 18 evacuate the
Philippines and Guam
• Navaland Spain on August 2, 1898:
• Started due to a peace protocol between
United States
property of Spain
 remain Spain’s
 “The United States and Spain will each
Article VI
appoint not more than five commissioners
•
to treat of peace, and the commissioners so
The two country shall
appointed shall meet at Paris not later than
release all prisoners of
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to the negotiation
and conclusion of a treaty of peace, which
war
treaty shall be subject to ratification
according to the respective constitutional
forms of the two countries”

10. Article VII
• relinguish indemnity on
US and Spain
• Signed December 18 1898
Article VIII
• • immovable buildings,
Started due to a peace protocol between
United States and Spain public 2, 1898:
belong to the on August

 Article IXStates and Spain will each
“The United
•
appoint not more than five commissioners
Spanish nationality can
to treat of peace, and the commissioners so
appointed shall meeta record later than
retained by at Paris not of
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to the negotiation
andcourt,failure to dopeace, which
conclusion of a treaty of so in a
treaty shall be treaty is ratification
year after subject to
according to the respective constitutional
ratified,will adopt the
forms of the two countries”
nationality of the territory

11. Article X
• Freedom on religion
Article XI
•
• jurisdiction on
Signed December 18 1898
• Spaniards residing is on
Started due to a peace protocol between
United States and Spain on August 2, 1898:
the country they reside on

Article XII
 “The United States and Spain will each
appoint not more than five commissioners
• Judicial Procedures and
to treat of peace, and the commissioners so
appointed shall meet at Paris not later than
Implementations
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to the negotiation
and conclusion of a treaty of peace, which
treaty shall be subject to ratification
according to the respective constitutional
forms of the two countries”

12. Article XIII
• copyrights
• Spanish literary works
• Signed December 18from
will be free 1898 dues for
10 years
• Started due to a peace protocol between
Article XIV Spain on August 2, 1898:
United States and

• not more than five commissioners
 “The United States the Spain will each
Spain has and right to
appoint
to treat of peace, consular offices so
establish and the commissioners
appointed shall meet at Paris not later than
on ceded territories
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to the negotiation
and conclusion of a treaty of peace, which
treaty shall be subject to ratification
according to the respective constitutional
forms of the two countries”

13. Article XV
• For 10 years,Spain and
will accept U.S.merchant
• Signed December 18of charge and
vessels free 1898
vice-versa
• Started due to a peace protocol between
United States and Spain on August 2, 1898:
Article XVI

• United States of Spain will
 “The Obligation and U.S. on each
Cuba is limited on the
appoint not more than five commissioners
to treat of peace, and the commissioners so
appointedof its occupancy later than
time shall meet at Paris not
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to the negotiation
and conclusion of a treaty of peace, which
treaty shall be subject to ratification
according to the respective constitutional
forms of the two countries”

14. Article XVII
• Ratification shall be
• Signed December 18 1898
•
exchanged after 6 months
Started due to a peace protocol between
or earlier if possible
United States and Spain on August 2, 1898:

• ratification by the U.S.
 “The United States and Spain will each
President aided by the
appoint not more than five commissioners
to treat of peace, and the commissioners so
U.S. Senate
•
appointed shall meet at Paris not later than
Oct. 1, 1898, and proceed to theof
Queen Reagent negotiation
and conclusion of a treaty of peace, which
Spain be subject to ratification
treaty shall
according to the respective constitutional
forms of the two countries”

16. RATIFICATION OF
TREATY
• Feb 6 1898
• By a vote of 57 to 27
• John Hay signed the
memorandum of
ratification