TheTreaty of Saigon (French:Traité de Saïgon,Vietnamese:Hòa ước Nhâm Tuất, referring to the year of "Water Dog" in thesexagenary cycle) was signed on 5 June 1862 between representatives of the colonial powers,France andSpain, and the last precolonial emperor of theNguyễn dynasty, EmperorTự Đức after the coalition's invasion during theCochinchina campaign. The signatories wereLouis Adolphe Bonard (France),Carlos Palanca Gutiérrez (Spain) andPhan Thanh Giản (Vietnam). Based on the terms of the accord, Tự Đức cededSaigon, the island ofPoulo Condor and three southern provinces of what was to become known asCochinchina (Bien Hoa,Gia Dinh, andDinh Tuong) to the French. The treaty was confirmed by theTreaty of Huế signed on 14 April 1863.[1]
The Second Treaty of Saigon
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