Syllabus

On 7 October 1894, the Republics of Honduras and Nicaragua concluded a convention 1 with a view to terminating their differences regarding the demarcation of their common boundary. Article 1 of this convention provided for the constitution of a Mixed Boundary Commission, whose duty was to settle in a friendly manner all pending doubts and differences, and to demarcate on the spot the dividing line which was to constitute the boundary between the two Republics. This Mixed Commission met from 24 February 1900 onwards and succeeded in fixing the boundary from the Pacific Coast to the Portillo de Teotecacinte. It was, however, unable to agree on the boundary from that point to the Atlantic Coast, and recorded its disagreement at its meeting of 4 July 1901. The latter section of the boundary was submitted, in accordance with the relevant articles of the convention of 7 October 1894, to the arbitration of the King of Spain, who handed down his award on 23 December 1906.

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