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Major Reason For the Emancipation of the Slaves In the Spanish
Territories. The first 200 words of this essay... THE MAJOR
REASON FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES IN THE SPANISH
TERRITORIES. The Spanish were the last to join in the slave
trade. The sudden demand for slaves in the Spanish territories
resulted from their agricultural revolution. The revolution took
place because of a shift in international market demands, the
English occupation of Havana, Cuba in 1765-64, the economic
reforms of Charles the 3rd (1759-88), the sudden destruction of
the French colony of St.Domingue, and the disruptive wars of
Latin America's independence movement. In Cuba and Puerto Rico,
slavery lasted for more than 40 years after its abolition in the
rest of the Caribbean. I believe that the major reason for the
Spanish late arrival in the slave trade was due to the above
reasons and that emancipation