ACT of PARLIAMENT: FRENCH RECOGNITION ACT of 1753
9 JULY 1753
26 Geo. II c. 2
WESTMINSTER HALL
OFFICE of the PRIME MINISTER
An Act reaffirming British recognition of His Most Christian Majesty, Louis Benjamin Philippe I, as the rightful King of France and Navarre, first established in the French Recognition Act of 1750, passed on the 28th day of July in the year 1750, while further recognizing the guild of His Royal Highness, John d'Artois de Bourbon Capet, Dauphin and Chancellor of France, *“C’est La Vie”*, as the rightful representation of the Kingdom of France in the Caribbean.
Drafted by the Duke of Hamilton. Passed in Parliament by a vote of 14-0.
ACT of PARLIAMENT: SPANISH RECOGNITION ACT of 1753
9 JULY 1753
26 Geo. II c. 3
WESTMINSTER HALL
OFFICE of the PRIME MINISTER
An Act granting official recognition by the Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland of Jack Gutierrez (Jack Fireskull) and Rosabella Guitierrez (Nell) as the rightful King and Queen of Spain respectively, while further recognizing their guild, *“Viva España”* as the rightful representation of the Kingdom of Spain in the Caribbean, in accordance with the Spanish Restoration Act, passed on the 28th of July 1750.
Drafted by the Duke of Hamilton. Passed in Parliament by a vote of 12-1.