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This 'incident' is not and has never been known as the 'Pacifico incident'. It was and is known as the Don Pacifico Affair. See, for example, David Hannell's article in European History Quarterly, 1989. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/81.111.14.198|81.111.14.198]] ([[User talk:81.111.14.198|talk]]) 18:00, 3 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
This 'incident' is not and has never been known as the 'Pacifico incident'. It was and is known as the Don Pacifico Affair. See, for example, David Hannell's article in European History Quarterly, 1989. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/81.111.14.198|81.111.14.198]] ([[User talk:81.111.14.198|talk]]) 18:00, 3 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== a more likely alternative ==

'''than what?'''

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Pacifico as Portugese

How was he Portugese, if he was born in GIbraltar, and able to claim Britsh citizenship? Without explanation of it that word should perhaps be lost from teh first sentence? Midgley 22:21, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He had been (according to Palmerston's speech) Portugese consul in a couple of places, presumably he was born there. Stroika 06:52, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don Pacifico was born in Gibraltar, but his family were Portuguese Jews. For example, John McEnroe was born in the then West Germany, but is always viewed as American. The US Constitution specifies that a candidate for President must be a "natural born" citizen of the US, but this may mean that someone born to US citizens abroad and not exclusively for someone born in the US. Presumably coming from a Portuguese family made him Portuguese in the eyes of the Portuguese authorities, but being born in Gibraltar gave him a claim to being a British Subject by birth, and hence being able to claim the protection of the British State when it suited him, as it did during the crisis. No doubt this looked a little like a "flag of convenience" to some contemporaries, and perhaps one reason why many opposed Palmerton’s action. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.39.162.130 (talk) 12:21, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

three powers

The other one was Britain? Perahps the text should read "the other two powers..."

Rename this page!

This 'incident' is not and has never been known as the 'Pacifico incident'. It was and is known as the Don Pacifico Affair. See, for example, David Hannell's article in European History Quarterly, 1989. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.111.14.198 (talk) 18:00, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

a more likely alternative

than what?