Hispaniola census of 1514 showed 40% of Spanish men had Indian wives.
Odd
Always wondered why Europeans didn't import slaves from North Africa, now I know.
Rise in black population led to fears of a slave rebellion in Cuba and potential massacres of whites like what happened in Haiti. All free blacks not born in Cuba were expelled.
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