Timeline July 1821

Events in July 1821 2

• 1821 Florida formally transferred from Spain to the United States Adams-Onís Treaty takes effect Spain ceded Florida to the United States under the terms of the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty, with formal transfer ceremonies held in Pensacola and St. Augustine. The US assumed $5 million in claims against Spain in exchange.
• 1821 Peru declares independence José de San Martín proclaims Peruvian independence San Martín declared Peru independent from Spain in Lima after his forces occupied the capital. Spanish royalist resistance continued in the interior for several more years.