Spanish–American War

1898 conflict between Spain and the United States

The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes any foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere. Originally concerning European colonialism, it holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States. The doctrine was central to American grand strategy in the 20th century.

bay located in Guantánamo Province

military base of the United States Navy

December 1898 peace treaty of the Spanish-American War

armed conflict between the United States, Cuba and Spain

second-class battleship of the United States Navy

armed conflict in Cuba between 1868 and 1878

supposed tendency in historical writing demonising Spain and the Spanish Empire

1901 United States law on Cuban relations

African American regiments of the US Army created 1866, the first black regulars in peacetime

armed conflict in Cuba between 1878 and 1880

form of torture

book by Elbert Green Hubbard

short story or prose poem by Mark Twain

theater of the Spanish–American War

Daiquirí () is a small village, 14 miles east of Santiago de Cuba. It became a focal point of the United States invasion of Cuba in the Spanish–American War.

Conditions on U.S. military presence in Cuba

thumb|Spanish officer wearing the summer rayadillo uniform during the 1909 Second Melillan campaign

treaty between Spain and the United States

Spanish politician (1863-1937)