Vásquez Cobo–Martins treaty
1907 treaty between Colombia and Brazil
The Vásquez Cobo–Martins treaty, also known as Treaty of Bogotá, was a treaty between Brazil and Colombia denoting the Brazil–Colombia border; It was signed in Bogotá by their respective representatives, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Alfredo Vásquez Cobo, and the Resident Minister on Special Mission to Colombia, Enéas Martins. It was ratified by Colombia by means of Law 97 of 1907 and the Exchange of Ratifications took place on 20 April 1908 in Rio de Janeiro.
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