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Simply put, Spain was not powerful enough to assert a strong claim to a lot of African land. The British, French, Germans, Portuguese, Italians, and Belgians were all in much better positions to make claims and use their militaries to secure pieces of Africa.

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Q: Why did Spain get little land in the 1870's 'scramble for Africa'?
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