Why did Spain give up Florida?

Before Florida was a part of the US, it was a Spanish colony. However, in 1821, Spain gave it to the United States for relatively nothing. But why would Spain do this? Watch the video to find out.

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[KatInHerKat]

This was a highly informative video! I really enjoyed your editing style and care to humanize the victims of history throughout. I'm really hoping your channel gets its deserved attention!!!

[danielc]

Great video! Just discovered your channel, and became a subscriber. 👍

[jameshaxby]

For a country that once had a tremendous number of Colonies, Spain never seemed to benefit from them much.

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Personally, I think a huge amount of why Spain failed and the UK, USA and other anglos won the battle for world supremacy (until recently) is because protestantism was superior to catholicism, prob mostly because of openness to science and the lack of a dominant clergy and pope. I say this as a complete atheist. Could've just been one side won, but I think the different religion was the deciding factor.