From 1861 to 1865, the country was again a Spanish colony.

Many Spanish colonies had gained their independence by the mid-1850s.

Most of the indigenous population was absorbed into the Spanish colony.

The republic is a former Spanish colony, that won its independence in 1821.

Britain gave the Spanish colonies more help than any other foreign power in their quest for freedom.

A plan was laid for combined operations against the Spanish colonies from east and west.

After 1686, the old piece of eight remained the standard coin in the Spanish colonies.

Nothing of the sort would have been possible in the French and Spanish colonies.

As such, it had branches in the principal cities of the Spanish colonies.

This was first a French and then a Spanish colony.