With the enactment of two decrees—one for free literacy education and the other for agricultural tax reduction—the Spanish were surprised to find that the king above them didn't seem so obstructive anymore.
At least during Queen Isabella's reign, the government would not proactively propose tax cuts for agriculture, much less establish free literacy programs.
But for Carlo at this point, he had only just resolved one of his troubles.
As early as the Spanish Revolution, the Cuban colony took the opportunity to launch a war of independence, occupying many cities, and even holding a so-called Constituent Assembly and electing a president.
This was unacceptable to Spain, because Cuba was the most valuable of all its colonies and one of the few that could generate positive revenue.
If the
