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She has, on the contrary, by repeated and successive treaties renounced and relinquished all pretensions of her own and recognized the full and sovereign rights of Spain in the most unequivocal terms.
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Pierce notes that Great Britain has renounced its claims through treaties, recognizing Spain's rights unequivocally.
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