Cuba has agreed to free 52 political prisoners after a meeting between Cuban President Raul Castro and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and brokered by the Catholic Church.<br/><br/>Five prisoners were released immediately and would travel shortly to Spain with their families. A church statement said the remaining 47 dissidents will be freed within the next three to four months. <br/><br/>The 52 prisoners are part of a group of 75 dissidents who were sentenced to jail terms of between six and 28 years in Cuba. The Cuban government claimed they were mercenaries working in the interest of foreign nations, such as the United States.