History of the United States I / Unit 12 USH1 1714 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Narciso López
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The idea
Narciso López, a Venezuelan seeking to end Spanish control of Cuba, attempted the island five times with American support.
In practice
His last effort in the summer of eighteen fifty-one, leading an armed group from New Orleans as thousands cheered.
Where people slip
No Cuban uprising materialised, and Spanish authorities captured and executed López and the American filibusters with him.
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