Ostend Manifesto

American  

noun

1. a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.

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Ostend Manifesto

They premised their secret proposal, the Ostend Manifesto External link, on national defense.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

Controversy around the Ostend Manifesto caused President Pierce to step back from the plan to take Cuba.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

The Ostend Manifesto articulated the right of the United States to forcefully seize Cuba if Spain would not sell it, while filibuster expeditions attempted to annex new slave states without the benefit of governmental approval.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Inevitably, the Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the press, giving rise to a storm of protest at home and abroad.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2011

On that occasion three American ministers abroad, stationed at Madrid, Paris, and London respectively, held a conference and issued the celebrated "Ostend Manifesto."

From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard

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