State

Captaincy General of Cuba

Spanish 1607–1898 possession in the Caribbean

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1607–1898
Founded
1607
Ended
1898
Capital
Havana
Government
monarchy
Succeeded by
United States Protectorate over Cuba

Overview

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.

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Records (54)

  1. 1628 — Battle of MatanzasBattle · Netherlands ▸ Spain
  2. 1702 — Battle of St AugustineBattle · South Carolina, United Kingdom, Creeks ▸ Florida, Spain
  3. 1740 — Battle of St AugustineBattle · Spain ▸ United Kingdom, Indian allies
  4. 1741 — Battle of Santiago de CubaBattle · Spain ▸ United Kingdom
  5. 1742 — Battle of Bloody MarshBattle · United Kingdom, Georgia ▸ Spain
  6. 1742 — Battle of Bloody SwampBattle · United Kingdom, Colony of Georgia ▸ Spain
  7. 1748 — Battle of HavanaNaval battle
  8. 1780 — Battle of St LouisBattle · Spain ▸ United Kingdom, Indian Allies
  9. 1814 — Battle of PensacolaBattle · United States ▸ United Kingdom, Spain
  10. 1816 — Battle of Negro FortBattle · United States ▸ Seminole Indians
  11. 1818 — Battle of PensacolaBattle · United States, Creek Indians ▸ Seminole Indians
  12. 1828 — Battle of MarielNaval battle
  13. 1868 — Battle of BonillaBattle
  14. 1868 — Capture of GuáimaroBattle
  15. 1868 — Battle of BonillaBattle
  16. 1868 — Guayacán del Naranjo uprisingRebellion
  17. 1869 — Battle of El SaladoBattle
  18. 1869 — Battle of BayamoBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Rebels
  19. 1873 — Battle of La SacraBattle
  20. 1874 — Battle of Las GuásimasBattle
  21. 1874 — Battle of MelonesBattle
  22. 1874 — Battle of Naranjo–MojacasabeBattle
  23. 1874 — Battle of El NaranjoBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  24. 1874 — Battle of Las GuasimasBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  25. 1875 — Battle of ManaquitaBattle
  26. 1876 — Battle of Nuevas de JobosíBattle
  27. 1876 — Battle of the Cafetal GonzálezBattle
  28. 1877 — Battle of Mangos de MejíasBattle
  29. 1895 — Battle of ColiseoBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Rebels
  30. 1895 — Battle of Dos RiosBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Rebels
  31. 1895 — Battle of IguaraBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Revolutionaries
  32. 1895 — Battle of JobitoBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  33. 1895 — Battle of Mal TiempoBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  34. 1895 — Battle of ManacalBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  35. 1895 — Battle of PeralejoBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  36. 1895 — Battle of Sao del IndioBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  37. 1896 — Lanzadera CampaignCampaign
  38. 1896 — Attack on Sagua de TánamoBattle
  39. 1896 — Battle of ArtemisaBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Rebels
  40. 1896 — Battle of CacarajicaraBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  41. 1896 — Battle of Candelaria, CubaBattle · Pro-Spanish Negroes ▸ Cuban Rebels
  42. 1896 — Battle of Loma del GatoBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Rebels
  43. 1896 — Battle of Paso RealBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  44. 1896 — Battle of Punta BravaBattle · Spain ▸ Cuban Rebels
  45. 1896 — Battle of Saratoga, CubaBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  46. 1897 — Battle of Victoria de la TunasBattle · Cuban Rebels ▸ Spain
  47. 1898 — Battle of San Juan HillBattle
  48. 1898 — Battle of El CaneyBattle
  49. 1898 — Battle of the AguadoresBattle
  50. 1898 — First Battle of CárdenasNaval battle
  51. 1898 — Battle of CienfuegosBattle · United States ▸ Spain
  52. 1898 — Battle of Las GuasimasBattle · United States ▸ Spain
  53. 1898 — Battle of NipeBattle · United States ▸ Spain
  54. 1898 — Battle of Santiago de CubaBattle · United States ▸ Spain

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