Abstract
Cuba occupies an important position in the Latin American history. It is not only an exception since it achieved its independence from the Spanish Empire decades after the other Latin American nations, but also because its autonomy was highly and closely controlled by its powerful neighbor: the United States of America. Cuba got rid of its Spanish bonds at the end of the nineteenth century. The Americans intervened at that time since as they considered that Cuba represented a strategic and economic interests for the US. The Cuban economy mainly relied on the sugar production.
