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    • Possible Spanish trenches at El Viso

    • Possible Spanish trenches at El Viso

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Trench warfare

    • The figures stand in and near a filled in feature that may be part of the original Spanish defensive trenches at El Viso. These entrenchments delayed the American assualt by several hours
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • Las Guasimas battle area

    • Las Guasimas battle area

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Battlefields

    • The first battle or skirmish U.S. troops had with the Spanish was at the small village of Las Guasimas. The Spanish defened the hills and the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry and 10th U.S. Cavalry assaulted the Spanish positions and drove the defenders...
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • From Spanish trench at El Viso across plain

    • From Spanish trench at El Viso across plain

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Trench warfare

    • The image shows the view the Spanish soldiers had from their entrenchments below El Viso fort toward the American assualt lines. The plain below the trenches has been modified, and was used as a baseball field at one time
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • El Morro views

    • El Morro views

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 ;Castillo del Morro (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) ;Castles ;Fortification

    • The interior battlements of El Morro. The fortification had few modern guns in 1898 and posed no real threat to the American battleships. It was, however, an imposing structure that guarded the entrance to Santiago Bay for several centuries
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • View of El Viso

    • View of El Viso

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 ;Fortification ;Batteries (Ordnance)

    • The old Spanish fort of El Viso outside of the village of El Caney is park today. The stablized ruins of the fort, which was the target of U.S. artillery shelling during the battle of El Caney, is well preserved and local attraction
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • Cuban Monument at El Viso detail

    • Cuban Monument at El Viso detail

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Monuments

    • The plaque on the Cuban monument at El Viso. This plaque tells the story of a Cuban officer killed during the battle for the fort. The Cuban role in the war is often neglected in U.S. histories, but is an important part of the story
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • El Viso monument

    • El Viso monument

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Monuments ;Fortification

    • The runis of the old Spanish fort of El Viso. This area was the site of intense fighting btween U.S and Cuban forces and the Spanish army during July 1, 1898
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • El Caney and El Viso from Kettle Hill

    • El Caney and El Viso from Kettle Hill

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Battlefields

    • The site of the town of El Caney and the fort at El Viso as seen from the top of Kettle Hill. Kettle Hill was occupied by Spanish troops and captured by Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, the famed 'Rough Riders'
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • Surrender tree monument, Santiago

    • Surrender tree monument, Santiago

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Peace ;Monuments ;Arbol de la Paz (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba)

    • The Surrender or Peace Tree monument at Santiago.This is the site of the large tree where Spanish authories surrendered Santiago to U.S. authority
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • Cannon from Reina Mercedes at San Juan Heights

    • Cannon from Reina Mercedes at San Juan Heights

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 ;Batteries (Ordnance) ;Weapons

    • This gun, from the Spanish ship Reina Mercedes, is now part of the memorials on San Juan Heights. The guns were removed from the ship and used by the Spanish to defend the approaches to Santiago during the war. A gun like this shelled U.S. troops...
    • Cuban Battlefields
    • Spanish colonial cannon monument at El Viso

    • Spanish colonial cannon monument at El Viso

    • Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1898 -- Monuments ;Fortification ;Batteries (Ordnance)

    • This monument, mounting a Spanish colonial era cannon, sits atop El Viso. The monument was erected by the veterans organization, The Society of the Army of Santiago in comemoration of the U.S. and Cuban victory there
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