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Why did cuba and puerto rico stay in the spanish empire?

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The leader of the Liberal Party PrĂ¡xedes Mateo Sagasta, decided to make a grant of autonomy to Cuba and Puerto Rico. The Cuban leadership resisted this measure, convinced that continued armed resistance would lead to independence.
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