Paz (or Pacto) de Zanjón. Armistice signed February 11, 1878, to end the Ten Year’s War (1868-1878). It won neither Cuban independence nor the abolition of slavery, but it freed all slaves who had fought in the rebellion against Spain, and guaranteed an amnesty to rebel émigrés, and gave Cuba the same political rights as Puerto Rico, including that to elect deputies to the Cortes. Antonio Maceo and a few followers refused the terms and fought on, unsuccessfully, in the brief Guerra Chiquita.
Thanks to Cuba, Russia is a growing threat to the U.S.
June 27, 2024
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*By Jaime Suchlicki The recent visit to Cuba and the Caribbean by a contingent of Russian naval war vessels and submarines indicates
