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| 8d5444b | He often reflected on his reluctance to extend the struggle to the Caribbean, and wrote in one of his many letters that it was 'more important to have peace than to liberate these islands. An independent Cuba would take a great deal of work.' Even Bolivar was not immune to the belief that a liberated Cuba might become another 'Republic of Haiti. | racism latinoamérica | Richard Gott |