Luis de Onís
Luis de Onís y González-Vara | |
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| Minister of Spain to the United States | |
| In office 7 October 1809 – 10 May 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Valentin de Foronda |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Dionisio Vives |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1762 Cantalapiedra, Salamanca, Spain |
| Died | 17 May 1827 (aged 64) Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | Federika Christina von Mercklein |
| Profession | Diplomat and ambassador of Spain |
Luis de Onís y González-Vara (4 June 1762 – 17 May 1827) was a career Spanish diplomat who served as Spanish Envoy to the United States from 1809 to 1819, and is remembered for negotiating the cession of Florida to the US in the Adams–Onís Treaty with United States Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, in 1819.