Page "History of Cuba" Paragraph 18
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As soon as Spain opened Cuba's ports up to foreign ships, a great sugar boom began that lasted until the 1880s.
The island was perfect for growing sugar, being dominated by rolling plains, with rich soil and adequate rainfall.
In 1820, Spain abolished the slave trade, hurting the Cuban economy even more and forcing planters to buy more expensive, illegal, and troublesome slaves ( as demonstrated by the events surrounding the ship Amistad ).
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