She is getting to feeble to hold them - Print shows an elderly woman labeled "Spain", possibly María Cristina, Queen Regent, struggling to maintain control of two diminutive figures, one labeled "Cuba", armed with a gun and sword, and the other labeled "Philippine Islands", armed with a crude hatchet and knife. Political Cartoon leading up to Spanish American War. 1896

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Size: 3000px × 3438px
Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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