Spanish-American War

By Elexismccoy
  • General Veleriano Weyler is sent to Cuba

    General Veleriano Weyler is sent to Cuba

    General Weyler was a captain general of the Canary Islands, of the Balearic Islands, and the Philippines where he helped suppress native uprising. Then he was sent to Cuba in 1896 to put down insurrection. He was called "the Butcher" and he built concentration camps for the Insurrections.
  • De Lome Letter is Published

    De Lome Letter is Published

    The De Lome letter, a note written by Senor Don Enrique Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, to Don Jose Canalejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, reveals de Lome's opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and US President McKinley’s diplomacy.
  • Explosion of the U.S.S Maine

    Explosion of the U.S.S Maine

    The Maine arrived on the Havana Harbor and it was sitting with an anchor. Then, the USS Maine gets suddenly exploded.This killed 260 officers. The U.S believed that the Spanish did this.
  • President McKinley addresses congress on Cuba

    President McKinley addresses congress on Cuba

    This was when President McKinley asks congress for authority to use armed forces in Cuba to end the Civil War.
  • The Teller Amendment

    The Teller Amendment

    This basically said that the US will help Cuba gain it's independence but the troops with be withdrawed once they are free.
  • U.S. Declares War on Spain

    U.S. Declares War on Spain

    On April 25th,1898 The United States Congress declared war upon Spain.The ensuing Spanish–American War resulted in a decisive victory for the United States, and arguably served as a transitional period for both nations.
  • Battle at Manila Bay

    Battle at Manila Bay

    The Battle of Manila Bay, also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish–American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific.
  • Battle of Guantanamo Bay

    Battle of Guantanamo Bay

    This battle was fought from June 6th,1898 to June 10th,1898 during the Spanish-American War. This was when the American and Cuban troops seized the strategically and commercially important harbor.
  • Battle of San Juan Hill

    Battle of San Juan Hill

    This was also known as the Battle of San Juan Heights. This was the most significant land victory in one of the final Spanish-American War.
  • 1898 Treaty of Paris

    1898 Treaty of Paris

    This was a treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10th,1898.This treaty ended the Spanish-American War.In this treaty Spain relinquished all claim of sovereignty over the title of Cuba. And they also gave up the title to Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines.