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Pierre Soulé, the driving force behind the Ostend Manifesto

The Ostend Manifesto was an 1854 document describing the reasons for the United States to buy Cuba. Cuba was to be added as a slave state of the United States.

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  • James Buchanan

    James Buchanan is believed to have authored the document.

  • Ostend doctrine

    A political cartoon depicts James Buchanan surrounded by hoodlums using quotations from the Ostend Manifesto to justify robbing him. The caption below reads "The Ostend Doctrine".

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Manifiesto de Ostende para niños

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