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Captaincy General of Cuba
Capitanía General de Cuba(Spanish)
1607–1899
Flag (1785–1898)
Coat of arms (19th century)
Anthem: Marcha Real (Royal March)
Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1794, with the Captaincy General of Cuba shown in purple
Status
Colony of the Spanish Empire
Capital
Havana
Common languages
Spanish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Government
Monarchy
King
• 1759–1788
Charles III
• 1886–1898
Alfonso XIII Maria Christina of Austria (Regent)
Captain General
• 1764–1779
Count of Ricla
• 1887–1898
Ramón Blanco y Erenas
Historical era
Early modern Europe
• Administrative reorganisation
1607
• Treaty of Paris
December 10 1899
Currency
Spanish dollar, Spanish peseta
Preceded by
Succeeded by
New Spain
United States Military Government in Cuba
Today part of
Cuba
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Ten Years' War (1868–1878)
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Treaty of Paris (1898)
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Platt Amendment (1901)
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
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Negro Rebellion (1912)
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The Captaincy General of Cuba (Spanish: Capitanía General de Cuba) was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg Spain attempt to better defend and administer its Caribbean possessions. The reform also established captaincies general in Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Yucatán.
The restructuring of the Captaincy General in 1764 was the first example of the Bourbon Reforms in America. The changes included adding the provinces of Florida and Louisiana and granting more autonomy to these provinces. This later change was carried out by the Count of Floridablanca under Charles III to strengthen the Spanish position vis-a-vis the British in the Caribbean. A new governor-captain general based in Havana oversaw the administration of the new district. The local governors of the larger Captaincy General had previously been overseen in political and military matters by the president of the Audiencia of Santo Domingo. This audiencia retained oversight of judicial affairs until the establishment of new audiencias in Puerto Príncipe (1800) and Havana (1838).
In 1825, as a result of the loss of the mainland possessions, the Spanish government granted the governors-captain generals of Cuba extraordinary powers in matters of administration, justice and the treasury and in the second half of the 19th century gave them the title of Governor General.
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