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When the rebellion was in full swing in Cuba, he was assigned governor. He is named "The Butcher" for imprisoning large amounts of the Cuban population in concentration camps.
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A letter that reveals the Spanish Ambassador's opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and President McKinley's diplomacy.
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A US navy ship that sank. Yellow journalism circulated the idea that the Spanish were responsible.
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President McKinley justifies intervention in Cuba.
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In response to President McKinley's war message, it placed a condition on the US military presence in Cuba.
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America's support of the Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor were the main reasons for war.
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This was the first battle. Nearly 400 Spanish sailors were killed and 10 Spanish warships wrecked or captured at the cost of only six Americans wounded.
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Fought from June 6 to June 10, Spanish Forces surrendered and American and Cuban forces seized the harbor of Guantanamo Bay.
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The most significant U.S. land victory and one of the final battles of the Spanish-American War.
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Signed by Spain and the United States, it ended the Spanish-American War. Under it, Spain gave up claim of Cuba.
