The Cuban Autonomist Movement's Perception of Canada, 1865-1898: Its Implication

The history of Cuba from the 1860s to 1898 has been written largely from the revolutionary, independentista perspective. It is a perspective that has been appealing to U.S. and Cuban historians alike, but it may well be a perspective that has distorted the Cuban political experience and made it more...

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Published in:The Americas (Washington. 1944) 1992-04, Vol.48 (4), p.445-461
Main Author: Ogelsby, J.C.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colonies
Conservatism
Government
Liberalism
Political freedom
Political parties
Public administration
Separatism
United States history
War
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Summary:The history of Cuba from the 1860s to 1898 has been written largely from the revolutionary, independentista perspective. It is a perspective that has been appealing to U.S. and Cuban historians alike, but it may well be a perspective that has distorted the Cuban political experience and made it more difficult to understand the Cuban reality. That this perspective is alive and well can be seen in recent publications which give short shrift to the Cuban Autonomist movement, a movement that was essentially Cuban and whose leadership came from the largely urban, professional elite that rejected both annexation and independence.
ISSN:0003-1615
1533-6247
DOI:10.2307/1006742