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| Treaty of Loredo, between the Confederate Statesy of Rio Grande and the Empire of the Alexandrians. His Majesty the Emperor of Alexandria and President Augusto Benavides, having in view the special and close relations between their respective countries, desiring to promote the common wealth of the two nations and to assure permanent peace in their relations, and being convinced that these objectives can be best attained by the annexation of the Confederate States of Rio Grande to the Empire of the Alexandrians, have resolved to conclude a treaty of such annexation and have, upon mutual conference and deliberation, agreed to the following articles: Article 1. President Augusto Benavides makes the complete and permanent cession to His Majesty the Emperor of Alexandria of all rights of sovereignty over the whole of the Confederate States of Rio Grande. Article 2. His Majesty the Emperor of Alexandria accepts the cession mentioned in the preceding article and consents to the complete annexation of the Confederate States of Rio Grande to the Empire of Alexandria. Article 3. His Majesty the Emperor of Alexandria will confer peerage and monetary grants upon those members of the Confederate States of the Rio Grande who, on account of meritorious services, are regarded as deserving such special recognition. 3.1 His Excellency, Augusto Benavides, Archduke of Asunción, Count of Revilla y Zapata, Perpetual Governor of Santa Gertrudis, General of the Armies of Alexandria. 3.2 His Excellency, Luthius Broward, Count of Hogg, Grand Admiral of the Alexandrian Fleet Article 4. In consequence of the aforesaid annexation the Government of Alexandria assumes the entire government and administration of Confederate States of the Rio Grande, and undertakes to afford full protection for the persons and property of citizens of the Confederate States of the Rio Grande obeying the laws there in force to promote the welfare of all such citizens. Article 5. The reorganization of the territory shall be as described: 5.1 The States of the Confederacy shall become Counties and maintain their names, with the exceptions of: 5.2 The Confederate States of Revilla and Zapata, shall now be one County of Revilla y Zapata; 5.3 The Confederate State of Santa Gertrudis shall be reorganized to an Imperial Colony of Santa Gertrudis. Article 6. This treaty, having been approved by His Majesty the Emperor of Alexandria and President Augusto Benavides, shall take effect accordingly to national law and custom. SIGNED, Augusto Benavides President His Imperial Majesty, Edgard II Emperor |