The Information Board (Junta de Information) (1866-67),…

The Information Board (Junta de Information) (1866-67), as Cuba's Reform Commission comes to be known, is composed of twelve elected Creole reformers and four Peninsulars, reflecting Cubans' desire for reform.

To appease the fears of the conservative elements within Cuba and to prevent the election of radical reformers, the Spanish government instructs the Cuban municipalities to set high property qualifications for voting.

Yet to everyone's surprise, the reformers win a major victory in the elections.

Of the sixteen Cuban commissioners, twelve are Creole reformers.

The results of this election clearly indicate  the Cubans' desire for reform, rather than a widespread Cuban desire for independence.

It seems that a significant proportion of the white Creole population of the island still hopes, as late as the 1860s, for a modification of Spanish policy and the introduction of reforms that will permit them to continue within the Spanish empire.