Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty

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The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was the 1903 agreement between the United States and Panama that granted the U.S. extensive control over the Panama Canal Zone and the construction of the Panama Canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Hay–Bunau Varilla Treaty ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
context U.S. interest in an interoceanic canal ⓘ
separation of Panama from Colombia ⓘ
controversialFor granting extensive control to the United States over Panamanian territory ⓘ
countrySignatory Panama ⓘ
United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1903-11-18 ⓘ
definedAs agreement between the United States and Panama ⓘ
established Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
grantedControlOver Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
grantedRights to construct the Panama Canal ⓘ
to defend the Panama Canal ⓘ
to exercise control over a canal zone ⓘ
to maintain the Panama Canal ⓘ
to operate the Panama Canal ⓘ
grantedTo United States ⓘ
United States rights to a 10-mile-wide canal zone ⓘ
hasEffect U.S. sovereignty-like control over the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
beginning of formal U.S. role in building the Panama Canal ⓘ
limitation of Panamanian sovereignty in the canal area ⓘ
hasPart provisions on construction of the Panama Canal ⓘ
provisions on control of the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus ratified by the Panamanian government ⓘ
ratified by the United States Senate ⓘ
locationSigned Washington, D.C. ⓘ
namedAfter John Hay ⓘ
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla ⓘ
negotiatedBy John Hay ⓘ
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla ⓘ
relatedTo Panamanian nationalism ⓘ
U.S. foreign policy in Latin America ⓘ
construction of the Panama Canal (1904–1914) ⓘ
replacedBy Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ
signatory John Hay ⓘ
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla ⓘ
signatoryRepresents Panamanian envoy Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla ⓘ
United States Secretary of State John Hay ⓘ
linked to: John Hay
subject Panama Canal ⓘ
Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
validUntil 1979 ⓘ
yearSigned 1903 ⓘ

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Torrijos–Carter Treaties → follows → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Panama Canal Zone → legalBasis → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
subject linked to: Panama Canal Zone (historical)
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Hay–Bunau Varilla Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Panama–United States relations → hasKeyEvent → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Panama–United States relations → hasTreaty → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Manuel Amador Guerrero → associatedWithEvent → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla → signed → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Neutrality Treaty → predecessor → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Spooner Act → relatedLegislation → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
Act of Congress of June 28, 1902 → relatedTo → Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ