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1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba ends...
1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba ends...
Item # 722114
July 16, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 16, 1898
* Fall of Santiago de Cuba
* Spanish Navy surrenders
* Spanish-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FINALLY SETTLED" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 4 pages, 23 x 19 1/2 inches, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
AI notes: The Fall of Santiago in 1898 was a decisive moment in the Spanish-American War, signaling the collapse of Spanish power in Cuba. By July, U.S. forces, bolstered by Cuban insurgents, had encircled Santiago de Cuba after key victories at San Juan Hill and El Caney, while the U.S. Navy maintained a strict blockade that cut off Spanish reinforcements and supplies. On July 3, the Spanish fleet attempted to break the blockade in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba but was completely destroyed by the U.S. Navy, leaving the city defenseless. Facing encirclement and isolation, Spanish forces surrendered on July 16, 1898, effectively ending major combat operations in Cuba. The fall of Santiago not only demonstrated the United States’ emerging military and naval power but also paved the way for the Treaty of Paris, through which Spain relinquished control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, marking the end of Spain’s colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific.
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