17h 58min, jan 8, 1854 y - Ostend Manifesto
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The Ostend Manifesto, also known as the Ostend Circular, was a document written in 1854 that described the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain while implying that the U.S. should declare war if Spain refused.
Written by Polk
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