From 1869 to 1880, the status of the Cuban Colony underwent a dramatic change.
During the Bourbon Dynasty, Cuba was Spain's most important colony and one of the main sources of its financial revenue.
At that time, mainland Spain was not developed. Although it had a certain degree of industry and economic scale, most of the taxes were intercepted by the nobility and lower-level governments.
A large number of farmers were attached to the land of the nobility, who directly collected land rent and agricultural taxes from these farmers, and the Church also imposed an additional tithe.
The consequence of this was not only that the Spanish Government could not obtain sufficient financial revenue, but also that the Spanish people bore a heavy burden, living in dire straits and suffering from extremely poor living standards.
