Captaincy General of Yucatán
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The Province of Yucatán, or the Captaincy General, Governorate, Intendancy, or Kingdom of Yucatán, was a first order administrative subdivision of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the Yucatán Peninsula
Cathedral of Merida in 2011 by Aubolio.
Captaincy General of Cuba
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The Captaincy General of Cuba was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg Spain's attempt to better defend and administer its Caribbean possessions. The re
Captaincy General of Yucatán
…16th century to prevent incursion into the Caribbean by foreign powers, which also involved the establishment of Captaincies General in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and neighboring Guatemala. With the addition of the title of captain general to the governor of Yucatán, the province gained greater autonomy in…
Havana after the successful British siege in 1762
States proposed in the Spanish Draft Federal Constitution of 1873, among which Cuba was included.