British
The Capture of Havana by the British took place during the Seven Years’ War in August 1762. It was a battle between a British squadron and a Spanish squadron off the coast of Cuba. It was a consequence of tensions between the three dominant colonial powers; Britain, France and Spain that were transported to the Caribbean. The strong Spanish fleet guarding the Cuban capital fell to the British invasion after fierce fighting.
During the period that lasted the occupation, eleven months, Cuba experienced a severe economic boom brought about by certain actions taken by the British as opening ports for trade with North American and Caribbean colonies, causing a rapid transformation of Cuban society. Food, horses and other goods flooded into the city, and thousands of slaves from West Africa were transported to the island to work on the under manned sugar plantations. Even during this period is introduced what today is one of the delicacies of Cuban food, pork. Relations between Havana and the English were good, although Cuban saw British as occupants.
After eleven months in July 1763, England and Spain agree to an exchange in which part of Florida would be left to the British in exchange for Havana and Cuba in its entirety.