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The Delome letter, a note written by Señor Don Enrique Dupuy delome, the Spanish Ambassador to the US, to Don José Canelejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, showed Delome’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and US President McKinley’s diplomacy.
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At 9.40pm on the night of February 15th, 1898 the United States battleship Maine, sailing in Havana harbour, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion which tore her bottom out and sank her, killing 260 officers and men on board.
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On 25 April 1898, the United States Congress declared war upon Spain.The Spanish-American War originated out of the Cuban War of Independence, fought from 1895 to 1898.
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The battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War.The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history.
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The Battle of San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about two kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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This treaty awarded independence to Cuba, held Spain responsible for Cuban debt, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the US, and sold the Philippines to the US for 20 million dollars.
