Cuban timeline By facebooker_713248653 Mar 9, 1862 Slave Trade abolished in Cuba Oct 10, 1868 Ten Years' War begins Carlos Cespedes leads rebellion May 28, 1878 Ten Years' War Ends General Garciá and Antonio Maceo Grajales gives up and signs a treaty Aug 26, 1879 Little War begins Sep 9, 1880 Little War ends Mar 9, 1886 Slavery abolished in Cuba Sep 24, 1895 War for Independence begins Feb 15, 1898 USS Maine is sunk Apr 25, 1898 US Declares War on Spain Dec 10, 1898 Spain surrenders Cuba, War ends