A Spanish colony since the 15th century, following Christopher Columbus’s conquest of America, Cuba has always aspired to ...

Sometimes Congress takes a while to keep its promises. This one took only 231 years. It has been that long since Congress pledged to hang a portrait in the U.S. Capitol honoring Bernardo de Galvez ...

The finale of the Spanish-American war, rooted in misunderstanding and racism, ... for three decades for their independence from Spain. The Cuban population was more than half black or mulatto, ...

Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War Web Site examines the history of this 100 year old war and discusses issues raised in the PBS documentary film Crucible of Empire.

Spanish-American War broke out in April 1898 over Cuban independence and was concluded in August As the victorious power, U.S. annexed territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, and bought the ...

In The Cuban Contribution to American Independence, essayist Eduardo J. Tejera explains: “The population of Havana always manifested a special hatred for anything English, as these had ...

Most Americans probably know the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898 in Havana Harbor led to the Spanish-American War and helped liberate Cuba from Spain. But do they know that Cuban silver funded ...

In pictures: 116 years of US-Cuban relations. Published. 17 ... The sinking of the USS Maine in 1898 is a trigger for the Spanish-American war, ... Image caption, Cuba gains independence from the ...