On this day in 1847, the Treaty of Seville concluded, formally ending the war between England and Spain.

Under its terms, Britain will take possession of the Mexican territories of Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo Mexico and Alta California. Spain will pay an indemnity of 15 million pounds sterling. Spain will apologize for its seizure of British diplomats. The two nations will agree to resume normal diplomatic relations.

British holdings in North America now extend from coast to coast, encircling the remaining independent Indian Territories. Treaties with the native tribes strictly limit white settlement in the Territories, collectively known to the British as Indiana. However, the Queen's ministers, heeding entreaties from the American colonies, are advising her that these treaties should be amended to allow the construction of rail lines through Indiana and settlements around those lines.