While Carlo was enjoying sightseeing, the Spanish Government was not idle either. Considering that Spain's reform urgently needed the support of countries with certain industrial and economic foundation, the Spanish Government engaged in long-term consultations with the Austro-Hungarian Empire Government and signed a new Austria-Hungary-Spain Alliance Treaty.
However, this alliance was not a true military alliance in essence, but rather a cooperative alliance in economic and diplomatic aspects.
This alliance treaty greatly strengthened economic exchanges between Spain and Austria-Hungary. Spain's abundance of mineral resources and other materials could be conveniently transported to Austria-Hungary via maritime routes, while Austria-Hungary's food and other industrial products could also reach Spain through sea transport.
