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It depends on the islands. They lost Sardinia when the Kingdom of Two Sicilies became independent. They lost Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines to the USA in the Spanish-American War. There are also numerous islands that Spain still maintains (such as the Balaerics and the Canaries).

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