THE BACKGROUND OF THE WAR IN CUBA. THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE REGION AND THE AUTONOMIST ERRORS OF SPAIN

Abstract

It analyses the historical, institutional, and political framework of the initial situation which, throughout the 19th century, developed on the island of Cuba as a scenario for the formation of the independence movement. At the same time, some considerations are offered on the Monroe Doctrine and on the vision that the United States had of the relationship with the American territories in general and with the island of Cuba in particular. Finally, some information is offered on the debates surrounding the granting of autonomy to Cuba. It highlights the deficient and late application of this measure, which could no longer resolve the inevitable consequence of its independence, which, in any case, was supported by its northern neighbor.