2-612-059 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Moret dictating the autonomy', c1910. In 1897 as Minister for Overseas Colonies (Ultramar) Segismundo Moret (1833-1913) decreed the autonomy for Cuba and Puerto Rico in an attempt to avoid their secession. He became Spanish Prime Minister in 1905. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.