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  2. Spanish–American War - Wikipedia

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    The prevalent opinion in Spain before the war regarded the spreading of "civilization" and Christianity as Spain's main objective and contribution to the New World. The concept of cultural unity bestowed special significance on Cuba, which had been Spanish for almost four hundred years, and was viewed as an integral part of the Spanish nation.

  3. South American territorial disputes - Wikipedia

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    The conflict ended with the official recognition of Peru's independence by Spain. First Ecuadorian–Peruvian War (1857–1860): Armed conflict that began when Ecuador attempted to sell Amazon basin land claimed by Peru in order to settle a debt with British creditors. When diplomatic relations between the two countries broke down, prior to the ...

  4. Spanish American wars of independence - Wikipedia

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    The Peninsular War was the trigger for conflicts in Spanish America in the absence of a legitimate monarch. The Peninsular War began an extended period of instability in the worldwide Spanish monarchy that lasted until 1823. Napoleon forced the Bourbon monarchs to abdicate, which precipitated a political crisis in Spain and Spanish America.

  5. Fuerteventura - Wikipedia

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    Fuerteventura (Spanish: [ˌfweɾteβenˈtuɾa] ⓘ) is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located 97 km (60 mi) away from the coast of North Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.

  6. List of conflicts in South America - Wikipedia

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    A map of the extent of the Wari Empire c. 1230 Sinchi Roca , the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco , waged war against a nearby kingdom after the killing of the Inca diplomat Teuotihi c. 1290 Mayta Cápac , the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco , put the regions of Arequipa and Moquegua under the control of the Inca empire

  7. List of territorial disputes - Wikipedia

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    In 1801, during the War of the Oranges, Spain, with French military support, occupied the territory of Olivenza (in Portuguese Olivença). During the Vienna Treaty , the signatory powers (including Spain) agreed with the Portuguese arguments concerning its claim on Olivença but Spain never fulfilled its duty of giving the city of Olivença and ...

  8. Territorial evolution of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, [62] also known as the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain. The treaty was the result of increasing tensions between the U.S. and Spain regarding territorial rights at a time of weakened Spanish power in the New World.

  9. Spain–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    Spain and the United States: Since World War II (Praeger, 1984) Shneidman, Jerome Lee. Spain & Franco, 1949–59: Quest for international acceptance (1973) online free to borrow; Solsten, Eric, and Sandra W. Meditz. Spain: A country study (Library of Congress, 1988) online; Volker, Kurt. "America and Spain: renewing a strategic partnership."