Treaty of Paris (1898)

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historical event international treaty peace treaty

The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Paris (1898) canonical	28
Treaty of Paris of 1898	6
1898 Treaty of Paris negotiations	1
Peace Treaty between the United States and Spain (1898)	1
Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain (1898)	1
Treaty of Paris (1898) cession of the Philippines to the United States	1
Treaty of Paris (1898) negotiations	1
Treaty of Paris (1898) text	1
Treaty of Paris 1898	1
United States acquired the Philippines	1
United States established a protectorate over Cuba	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ international treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
affectedTerritory	Cuba ⓘ Guam ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ surface form: Peace Treaty between the United States and Spain (1898) Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898
cameIntoForceOn	1899-04-11 ⓘ
endedConflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked decline of the Spanish Empire ⓘ marked emergence of the United States as a colonial power ⓘ
influencedEvent	Philippine–American War ⓘ U.S. colonial administration in Puerto Rico ⓘ U.S. naval presence in the Pacific ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatusOfCuba	Cuba became a United States protectorate de facto ⓘ
locationOfSigning	French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
party	Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
precededBy	Treaty of Paris (1898) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain (1898)
ratifiedBy	Cortes of Spain ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
ratifiedOn	1899-02-06 ⓘ
resultedIn	cession of Guam to the United States ⓘ cession of Puerto Rico to the United States ⓘ cession of Spanish sovereignty over Cuba ⓘ cession of the Philippines to the United States ⓘ end of Spanish colonial rule in the Americas ⓘ expansion of United States overseas territories ⓘ
signedByRepresentative	Buenaventura de Abarzuza ⓘ Cushman K. Davis ⓘ Eugenio Montero Ríos ⓘ George Gray ⓘ José de Garnica ⓘ Rafael Cerero ⓘ Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia ⓘ Whitelaw Reid ⓘ William P. Frye ⓘ William R. Day ⓘ
signedIn	Paris ⓘ
signedInCountry	France ⓘ
signedOn	1898-12-10 ⓘ
stipulated	Spain relinquished claim of sovereignty over Cuba ⓘ United States to occupy Cuba temporarily ⓘ United States to pay Spain 20 million US dollars for the Philippines ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puerto Rico → treaty → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Spanish–American War → result → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Spanish–American War → territorialChange → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States acquired the Philippines

Spanish–American War → territorialChange → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States established a protectorate over Cuba

Treaty of Paris (1898) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898

Treaty of Paris (1898) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peace Treaty between the United States and Spain (1898)

Treaty of Paris (1898) → precededBy → Treaty of Paris (1898) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain (1898)

Cuban War of Independence → result → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Cuban War of Independence → relatedDocument → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States–Cuba relations → relatedAgreement → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Rafael Cerero → workedOn → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898

Rafael Cerero → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1898 Treaty of Paris negotiations

United States territorial expansion → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris 1898

Spanish peace commission of 1898 → legalDocumentSigned → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

U.S. Military Government in Cuba → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

George Gray → participatedIn → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris (1898) negotiations

Spanish East Indies → territoryCededBy → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → treatyOutcome → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Battle of Manila (1899) → relatedTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States Navy administration of Guam → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Treaties of Spain → notableExample → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Foraker Act → followedEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Military Governor of the Philippines → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Military Governor of the Philippines → establishedAsResultOf → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris (1898) cession of the Philippines to the United States

Administration of the Philippines as military governor → followsEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War → consequence → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States–Puerto Rico relations → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898

Capture of Manila (1898) → relatedTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Captaincy General of the Philippines → dissolvedFollowing → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Treaties of Portugal → hasPart → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Captain General of Cuba → abolishedBy → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States–Spain relations → keyTreaty → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898

U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands → establishedAsResultOf → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

American colonial period → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

subject surface form: American colonial period (Philippines)

American colonial period → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

subject surface form: American colonial period (Philippines)

German–Spanish Treaty (1899) → relatedTreaty → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Spanish colonial period in the Philippines → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

American colonial period in the Philippines → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898

American colonial period in the Philippines → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris of 1898

United States occupation of Puerto Rico → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States occupation of Puerto Rico → describedBySource → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Paris (1898) text

Capture of Ponce → relatedTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Dooley v. United States → relatesTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ