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The makeup of Cuba in the late

nineteenth century is much the same as it is today. Nearly

66% of the population are white and of Spanish descent.

About 22% are of mixed racial heritage, and 12% of the

populace is black. Cuba lies to the south of the United

States, and is most easily accessible by boat from the

Florida region. It is this naval quality that encompasses the

island. During the Ten Years War, between 1868-1878,

the Cubans fought against Spanish rule in their country.

Rebellion broke out around the island, and the rebels

joined under a united leader, Carlos de Cespedes, a

wealthy planter, who proclaimed independence from Spain.

Nearly 200,000 lives were lost, until the Treaty of El

Zanjun was signed. This agreement promised the

government would reform and abolish slavery and the

tyrannical rule it held over the Cubans. The treaty was not

honored however, and resistance was again put up in

1885. The Spanish king at the time Alfonso XIII,

encouraged the......

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