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xx Introduction
the whole of Spanish America, became confined to
Cuba and Porto Rico. These favored immigrants
in Cuba form the class of " Peninsulars," while the
native Cuban Creoles are distinguished as the
" Insulars." At the present time it is supposed
that about one-fifth of the white people of Cuba
are Peninsulars, or natives of Spain. They have
for a long time monopolized the salaried positions
in church and state and managed all matters of
public administration to suit themselves. The distinction between Creole and European Spaniard is
maintained as strongly as ever it was in the old
days of the Viceroys of Lima; and the political
connection with the mother country has long been
used simply to enable one-fifth of the white population to treat the other four-fifths as having no
rights which are entitled to respect.
This unwholesome state of things in Cuba has been
growing up ever since the general revolt of Spanish
America. The liberal commercial measures of 1813
and 1815 were not accompanied by liberal measures
in politics. Nothing like real self-government was
allowed the " Ever Faithful Isle." On the contrary, she was governed by a series of captains general, with powers as despotic as those of the Grand
Turk. Thus there grew up an antagonism between
the Peninsulars, with the captain general at their
head, and the Insulars, who were on all occasions
made to feel their inferior position ; and, as always
in such cases, this antagonism was far more venomous and implacable than that which exists between
political parties in free countries. The Insulars
were naturally in favor of a larger measure of self-
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000025 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | xx Introduction the whole of Spanish America, became confined to Cuba and Porto Rico. These favored immigrants in Cuba form the class of " Peninsulars," while the native Cuban Creoles are distinguished as the " Insulars." At the present time it is supposed that about one-fifth of the white people of Cuba are Peninsulars, or natives of Spain. They have for a long time monopolized the salaried positions in church and state and managed all matters of public administration to suit themselves. The distinction between Creole and European Spaniard is maintained as strongly as ever it was in the old days of the Viceroys of Lima; and the political connection with the mother country has long been used simply to enable one-fifth of the white population to treat the other four-fifths as having no rights which are entitled to respect. This unwholesome state of things in Cuba has been growing up ever since the general revolt of Spanish America. The liberal commercial measures of 1813 and 1815 were not accompanied by liberal measures in politics. Nothing like real self-government was allowed the " Ever Faithful Isle." On the contrary, she was governed by a series of captains general, with powers as despotic as those of the Grand Turk. Thus there grew up an antagonism between the Peninsulars, with the captain general at their head, and the Insulars, who were on all occasions made to feel their inferior position ; and, as always in such cases, this antagonism was far more venomous and implacable than that which exists between political parties in free countries. The Insulars were naturally in favor of a larger measure of self- |
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