The History of Cuba, vol. 3
The volume surveys Cuba's institutional and economic condition before and during a nineteenth-century uprising, describing commercial backwardness, colonial administration, censorship, and social restrictions. It recounts filibustering expeditions launched from the United States and the diplomatic friction they produced with Spain, including American overtures and controversies over purchase and intervention. It follows the outbreak of the Ten Years' War, the proclamation of independence, formation of a provisional government and army, guerrilla campaigns and coastal engagements, and leaders who directed political and military efforts. The narrative examines Spanish countermeasures, emancipation decrees, atrocities and repression, and the international reactions that shaped the conflict.
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The volume surveys Cuba's institutional and economic condition before and during a nineteenth-century uprising, describing commercial backwardness, colonial administration, censorship, and social restrictions. It recounts filibustering expeditions launched from the United States and the diplomatic friction they produced with Spain, including American overtures and controversies over purchase and intervention. It follows the outbreak of the Ten Years' War, the proclamation of independence, formation of a provisional government and army, guerrilla campaigns and coastal engagements, and leaders who directed political and military efforts. The narrative examines Spanish countermeasures, emancipation decrees, atrocities and repression, and the international reactions that shaped the conflict.
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