To Cuba and Back · Character

Spaniards

Spanish colonists or officials in Cuba.

minor

Also known as Spaniards, The Spaniards, the Spaniards

First appearance: xiii

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Implied through the mention of Carlists from Old Spain possibly working in the chain gang.

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With Unknown Narrator (social): Spaniards are colonial authorities or residents the narrator observes, often representing the ruling class in Cuba. In VI: Implied through the mention of Carlists from Old Spain possibly…

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VI
Implied through the mention of Carlists from Old Spain possibly working in the chain gang.
VIII
Spanish sailors are observed ashore for a holiday, and Spanish troops pass by after mass.
XVI
Govern Cuba through a foreign Captain-General and civil/military officers.
XVIII
Young Spanish soldiers, conscripted from rural Spain, lie ill with fevers and smallpox in the Military Hospital.
XIX
Spanish noblemen in Cuba, about fifty or sixty, who have titles from civil or military service or purchased them.
XX
Described as 'meagre, hungry, sallow, sweaty mean-looking degenerates' who rake the arena and cover up blood between bullfights.
XXIII
Peninsulares who constitute the army, navy, government officers, and wealthy merchants; generally oppose independence and annexation.
Political Condition
Spaniards compose the army and navy, and hold the positions of power in Cuba, ruling over the native population.
Religion
Implied as the dominant nation that formerly wielded ecclesiastical power alongside civil and military authority.
Slavery
Described as the ruling class holding civil offices, with laws made in Spain, creating a conflict of interests with Creole slaveholders.
Material Resources—Education
Implied as the colonial power under which Cuba's institutions might improve.

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