Colonial ReckoningIn Colonial Reckoning Louis A. Prez Jr. examines Cubas wars for independence in the second half of the nineteenth century, focusing specifically on those Cubans who remained loyal to Spain. Drawing on newspaper articles, personal letters, military battle reports, government commissions, consular reports, literature, and other materials, Prez shows how everyday black, white, and creole Cubans defended the Spanish empire as paramilitary guerrillas