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Captaincy General of Cuba

1607 establishments in the Spanish West Indies1898 disestablishments in Cuba1898 disestablishments in the Spanish West IndiesCaptaincies General of the Spanish EmpireFormer countries in the Caribbean
Government of CubaHistory of New SpainNew SpainSpanish-speaking countries and territoriesSpanish West IndiesSpanish colonial period of CubaStates and territories disestablished in 1898States and territories established in 1607
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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's 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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Captaincy General of Cuba
Anillo del Puerto, Havana

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Anillo del Puerto
11200 Havana (Tallapiedra)
Havana, Cuba
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