Roger Brothers
Re: Not the only countries to recognize.
Wed May 9 11:39:16 2001


Hayes,

I did not know about Brazil. Did they recognize the Confederacy before or after the illegal seizure of the CSS Florida while in a Brazilian port? It would be interesting to know if this blatant violation of their sovereignty and neutrality by the US Navy was a factor in their decision.
Cuba was still a colony of Spain and could not have recognized the CS without the de facto recognition of the Spanish government. Was this the case?