Autonomy Charter of Cuba

The Autonomy Charter of Cuba (1897) was, along with the Autonomy Charter of Puerto Rico (1897), the first statute of autonomy granted by Spain to one of its overseas territories, specifically to the Captaincy General of Cuba. It authorized the formation of an autonomous government.

It was granted, under the liberal Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1897–99) as Prime Minister, by royal decree signed on November 25, 1897, by Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria on behalf of her son, Alfonso XIII. It was published in the Gaceta de Madrid on November 28 of that year, and in the Havana Gazette on December 19. Its main instigator and drafter was the liberal politician Segismundo Moret.

Its promulgation was accompanied by the establishment of universal male suffrage in all overseas provinces.

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