Olivença Keychains

Olivença keychain. On May 20, 1801, without any valid pretext or reason, Olivença was occupied by Spanish troops during the so-called «War of the Oranges», supported militarily by France. An ignoble hostile act by a country that claimed to be an ally. Illegitimate occupation, as it was soon considered by the International Community at the time. By squeezing Olivença, Spain did not respect Portugal. Much less respected Olivença. After the end of the Peninsular War and the Napoleonic invasions, in 1815 the European powers signed the Treaty of Vienna, expressly declaring that they recognized «the justice of the claims made by Portugal over Vila de Olivença and the other territories ceded to Spain by the Treaty of Badajoz of 1801 », considering «the restitution of these objects as one of the appropriate measures to ensure between the two Kingdoms of the Peninsula that good harmony, complete and permanent, the conservation of which in all parts of Europe had been the constant aim of their a