Name: West African Squadron : Cuba Libre
Uploaded: 2025-09-30T17:00:00+00:00
Duration: 13 min 46 s
Description: At one point Cuba was one of the largest markets for slaves, but this time the Royal Navy's West African Squadron couldn't strong arm them into abolition the way that they had with Brazil. This time i

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At one point Cuba was one of the largest markets for slaves, but this time the Royal Navy's West African Squadron couldn't strong arm them into abolition the way that they had with Brazil. This time it was going to be a game of political manoeuvring.

The thumbnail image is José Gutiérrez de la Concha, the Captain General of Cuba, so find out what he did in Cuba in this video.

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https://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/WestAfricanSquadronCubaLibre

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