Why is Cuba not part of Mexico?

Cuba and Mexico were part of the Spanish colonial empire and both countries share many cultural aspects in addition to the language. read more

Mostly, English Speaking North - Americans tend to think that, as Mexico share language with a lot of countries in central and South America, they were part of us, but that's not always true ; Guatemala and Belize did belonged to Mexico but Cuba never did. read more

Because Cuba is an independent nation. PR is a US territory because it was ceded to the US by Spain as part of the treaty that ended the Spanish American War. But Cuba, which was also a Spanish colony, was granted its independence instead. read more

No, Cuba has never being considered as a US jurisdiction but when it really come down to it, as long as the US is the World Superpower and/or Regional Superpower, all the Caribbean Countries are pawns that belong to the USA. Cuba has been a lit bit far away lately, last 59 years, but sooner or later it will fall once again under the US umbrella. read more