A Spanish colony since the 15th century, following Christopher Columbus’s conquest of America, Cuba has always aspired to gain independence and take control of its destiny. In the early 19th century, ...

Unlike the Ten Years' War, the Cuban Independence Movement of the 1890s was not ignored by the United States. By 1895, the United States was a very different nation than it had been in 1865.

By 1877, tensions among rebel leaders weakened the Cuban independence movement and the ... ended what became known as the Ten Years' War. Although the Ten Years' War failed, the events proved ...