Spanish-American War

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

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Date of occurrence 1898-02-25-1898-08-12

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Cuba (Location)
Spain (Involved)
United States (Involved)

The Spanish-American war had its genesis in the Cuban struggle for independence. Americans public were thereafter galvanized by reports of Spanish repression. When the USS Maine was mysteriously destroyed in the Havana harbour on 15 February, Americans grew even more insistent that intervention was required. After a brief period of saber0rattling and bellicose negotiations, the U.S. Congress declared Cuba's right to independence and the immediate withdrawal of Spanish military forces from the island. On 24 April, Spain declared war on the United States. A U.S. declaration of war followed on 25 April. What followed was a completely one-sided affair, as the U.S. soundly trounced the undermanned and underprepared Spanish armed forces. On 1 …

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Spanish-American War". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 January 2009 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1028, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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