Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acquiring sovereignty over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and establishing a protectorate over Cuba. It represented U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence and Philippine Revolution, with the latter later leading to the Philippine–American War. The Spanish–American War brought an end to almost four centuries of Spanish presence in the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific; the United States meanwhile not only became a major world power, but also gained several island possessions spanning the globe, which provoked rancorous debate over the wisdom of expansionism.

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1898  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Spanish American War; Spanish-American War; War of 1898 (Spanish-American War)
war, United States, Spain under the Restoration, Republic of Cuba, Revolutionary Government of the Philippines, 

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1898 Spanish–American War

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1783 Action of 17 February 1783

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1809 Troude's expedition to the Caribbean

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2025 United States military campaign against cartels

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Frameless

Statue of Columbus, Mayaguez.

Company B, 4th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteerst - Pennsylvania National Guard Spanish American War - Allentown PA

American Camp at Mayaguez.

On the Road to Lares. The Best Outfit in our Wagon Train.

Commodore Schley's Flagship, "Brooklyn," of the "Flying Squadron," U.S. Navy

Tropas españolas, Puerto Rico

Crónica de la guerra hispano-americana en Puerto Rico (page 7 crop)

"Eleventh of August" Street.

U.S. soldiers during Spanish-American War

The "Weary Travellers' Spring," near Añasco. A Crude Sugar Mill near Las Marias.

• Oda a España - poem, Catalan, 1898

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1783	Action of 17 February 1783	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Troude's expedition to the Caribbean	naval battle, military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2025	United States military campaign against cartels	United States, Venezuela, Sinaloa Cartel, Cartel of the Suns, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Tren de Aragua, The New Michoacan Family, military campaign	Wikidata
event	war	1898	Spanish–American War	Republic of Cuba, Revolutionary Government of the Philippines, war, United States, Spain under the Restoration	Wikidata
commons	image		Statue of Columbus, Mayaguez.		Commons
commons	image		Company B, 4th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteerst - Pennsylvania National Guard Spanish American War - Allentown PA		Commons
commons	image		American Camp at Mayaguez.		Commons
commons	image		On the Road to Lares. The Best Outfit in our Wagon Train.		Commons
commons	image		Commodore Schley's Flagship, "Brooklyn," of the "Flying Squadron," U.S. Navy		Commons
commons	image		Tropas españolas, Puerto Rico		Commons
commons	image		Crónica de la guerra hispano-americana en Puerto Rico (page 7 crop)		Commons
commons	image		"Eleventh of August" Street.		Commons
commons	image		U.S. soldiers during Spanish-American War		Commons
commons	image		The "Weary Travellers' Spring," near Añasco. A Crude Sugar Mill near Las Marias.		Commons