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Last meeting of the evacuation commission. At the end of the war in 1898, 160,000 Spanish soldiers were evacuated from Cuba. Spain ruled Cuba for 387 years and of the 136 governors of the island only 3 were Cubans. The commission of evacuation was its last meeting on 14 December 1898. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.