The Spanish mainland is about 7,400 kilometers from the Cuban Colony, and that's just the direct distance between the two. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean definitely cannot be done in a straight line since there are no supplies along a straight route.
A direct distance of 7,400 kilometers also means that traveling from the Spanish mainland to the Cuban Colony will require covering nearly ten thousand kilometers.
For Spain, traveling thousands of miles to quell the rebellion in Cuba is a rather challenging process, and the military budget to suppress the rebellion will accordingly increase exponentially.
After all, Spain is no longer the Sun Never Sets Empire it once was, and continuing to hold the Cuban Colony is not entirely advantageous for Spain.
Minister Frank grasped the issues with the Cuban Colony and presented his viewpoint, which indeed highlights the current risks of Spanish colonization of Cuba.
