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==History==

==History==

===As part of Spain===

===As part of Spain===

In 1492, Cuba was [[Christopher Columbus]]'s first sight in his first and most famous voyage to the Americas. <ref>Gott, Richard, Cuba A New History. Yale University Press. 13</ref> Spain took control of the mainly complacent colony in 1511.

In 1492, Cuba was [[Christopher Columbus]]'s first sight in his first and most famous voyage to the Americas.<ref>Gott, Richard, Cuba A New History. Yale University Press. 13</ref> Spain took control of the mainly complacent colony in 1511.

Over three hundred years later, in 1868, a Creole farmer, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, started a revolution for independence from Spain. Spain put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle.

Over three hundred years later, in 1868, a Creole farmer, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, started a revolution for independence from Spain. Spain put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle.

Under Spanish rule,  Cuba relied on [[slavery]] longer than all nations in the Western Hemisphere except [[Brazil]]. Cuba had a slave trade from 1521 to 1886. In 1880, the Spanish Cortes approved the [[abolition]] law, which provided for an eight-year period of ''patronato'' (tutelage) for all slaves liberated according to the law. This only amounted to indentured servitude {{who says}} as slaves were required to spend those eight years working for their masters at no charge. On October 7, 1884, slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by a Royal Decree that also made the patronato illegal.

Under Spanish rule,  Cuba relied on [[slavery]] longer than all nations in the Western Hemisphere except [[Brazil]]. Cuba had a slave trade from 1521 to 1886. In 1880, the Spanish Cortes approved the [[abolition]] law, which provided for an eight-year period of ''patronato'' (tutelage) for all slaves liberated according to the law. This only amounted to indentured servitude {{who says}} as slaves were required to spend those eight years working for their masters at no charge. On October 7, 1884, slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by a Royal Decree that also made the patronato illegal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/slavery.htm  Abolition of Slavery - History of Cuba|author=J.A. Sierra|title=Abolition of Slavery in Cuba|accessdate=2007-08-14|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref> In 1893, Cuba granted equal rights to all.

<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/slavery.htm  Abolition of Slavery - History of Cuba]</ref> In 1893, Cuba granted equal rights to all.

 

===Transition (as US colony)===

===Transition (as US colony)===

By 1895 it took 200,000 Spanish soldiers to suppress another Cuban independence movement.{{fact}}  Americans were shocked at how Spain sent tens of thousands of Cubans to concentration camps, where many died of starvation or disease. After increasing tension between the United States and Spain.  When the USS Maine blew up while docked in Cuba, Spain was blamed and the United States declared the Spanish American War.  President McKinley approved this Resolution of Congress:  

By 1895 it took 200,000 Spanish soldiers to suppress another Cuban independence movement.{{fact}}  Americans were shocked at how Spain sent tens of thousands of Cubans to concentration camps, where many died of starvation or disease. After increasing tension between the United States and Spain.  When the USS Maine blew up while docked in Cuba, Spain was blamed and the United States declared the Spanish American War.  President McKinley approved this Resolution of Congress: