Wilkinson met with Spanish Governor Esteban Rodríguez Miró and managed to convince him to allow Kentucky to have a trading monopoly on the Mississippi River; in return he promised to promote Spanish interests in the west.
Wilkinson met with Spanish Governor Esteban Rodríguez Miró. Wilkinson managed to convince him to allow Kentucky to have a trading monopoly on the Mississippi River. He promised to promote Spanish interests in the west. This was in return.