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Events on Tuesday 17 July 1821 1
1821Florida formally transferred from Spain to the United StatesAdams-Onís Treaty takes effectSpain 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.