Cuba–Spain relations
{'<entity_0>': 'Cuba–Spain relations', '<entity_1>': 'Cuba', '<entity_2>': 'Spain'}
[['Cuba–Spain relations', 'country', 'Cuba'], ['Cuba–Spain relations', 'country', 'Spain']]
<entity_0> refer to the bilateral relations between the <entity_1> and the <entity_2>. The first contact between <entity_2> and the island of <entity_1> was in October 1492 when explorer Christopher Columbus arrived to <entity_1>. By 1521, <entity_1> became part of the Spanish Empire and was governed from the Viceroyalty of New <entity_2> based in Mexico City. During Spanish administration of <entity_1>, the island became a substantial producer of sugarcane and in order to meet global demands, <entity_2> began to import slaves from Africa to work in <entity_1>. In 1902, <entity_1> and <entity_2> established diplomatic relations. In spite of Franco's anticommunism, <entity_1> and <entity_2> held diplomatic relations after Fidel Castro came into power and became Prime Minister of <entity_1> in 1959. In 1974, ambassadors between <entity_1> and <entity_2> were appointed. There are direct flights between <entity_1> and <entity_2> through the following airlines: Air Europa, Cubana de Aviación, Evelop Airlines, Iberia and Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas. In 2017, trade between <entity_1> and <entity_2> totaled €1.3 billion Euros. <entity_1>'s main exports to <entity_2> include shrimp, rum, tobacco, and sugar. <entity_2>'s main exports to <entity_1> include machinery, food, automobile parts, and electrical equipment. <entity_2> is the largest foreign investor in <entity_1> from the European Union; <entity_1> is <entity_2>'s 42nd largest trading partner globally and 4th largest from Latin America (after Mexico, Brazil and Chile).
['bilateral relation']