In July 1877, just when the development of various sectors in Spain was flourishing, news from across the Atlantic immediately wiped the smiles off the Spanish Government's faces.
After Carlo had just been crowned King of Spain, the Spanish Government had dispatched an expeditionary force to Cuba to quell the rebellion.
At that time, Cuba was not only one of Spain's few large colonies but also the Spanish Government's cash cow.
The land area of the Cuban Colony was less than 110,000 square kilometers, with a population of just over one million.
But it was this small area of land that provided the Spanish Government with significant annual revenue.
With the development of the industrial revolution, the demand for sugar in Europe and America continued to increase. In 1840 alone, the total sugar production in Cuba exceeded the combined output of the British West Indies.
