As the old Spanish throne topples, up goes the Cuban flag of independence by Grant E. Hamilton 1897: Cartoon showing the Spanish throne tumbling, under the weight of "Depleted treasury," "Mortgage," etc., from atop a pile of blocks--"Corrupt aristocracy," "Antagonism to civilization," "16th Century methofs"--as Cuba raises its flag of independence across the water.

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As the old Spanish throne topples, up goes the Cuban flag of independence by Grant E. Hamilton 1897: Cartoon showing the Spanish throne tumbling, under the weight of "Depleted treasury," "Mortgage," etc., from atop a pile of blocks--"Corrupt aristocracy," "Antagonism to civilization," "16th Century methofs"--as Cuba raises its flag of independence across the water.

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