Hundreds seek Spanish citizenship
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Hundreds of Cubans lined up outside the Spanish Embassy in Havana as Spain began taking applications under a law that makes grandchildren of Spanish immigrants eligible for Spanish citizenship.
Officials estimated that as many as 200,000 Cubans could seek a Spanish passport, and Spain has said 1 million people around the world could qualify to become Spaniards.
A Spanish passport is prized by many Cubans who view it as a way to get off the island, which at least a million people have left since Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
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