Between 1808 and 1826 all of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies of the Americas achieved independence except which two colonies

The two colonies that did not achieve independence between 1808 and 1826 were Cuba and Puerto Rico. Cuba remained a Spanish colony until 1898, when it came under temporary U.S. control before gaining independence in 1902. Puerto Rico remained a Spanish colony until 1898, when it became a territory of the United States following the Spanish-American War.