Between 1808 and 1826, all of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies of the Americas achieved independence except which two colonies?(1 point) Responses Haiti and Puerto Rico Haiti and Puerto Rico Brazil and Mexico Brazil and Mexico Cuba and Puerto Rico Cuba and Puerto Rico Cuba and Venezuela
The correct answer is Cuba and Puerto Rico. Cuba remained a Spanish colony until it gained independence in 1902, while Puerto Rico remained a Spanish colony until it was ceded to the United States following the Spanish-American War in 1898.
