Cuban War of Independence

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anti-colonial war conflict war of independence

The Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) was the final and most significant Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule, ultimately leading to U.S. intervention and the end of Spain’s empire in the Americas.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Cuban War of Independence canonical	36
Cuban independence movement	8
Cuban War of Independence movement	5
Cuban War of 1895–1898	1
Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898)	1
Cuban War of Independence (U.S. intervention phase)	1
Guerra de Independencia de Cuba	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial war ⓘ conflict ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
aim	independence of Cuba from Spain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cuban War of Independence ⓘ surface form: Guerra de Independencia de Cuba
belligerent	Cuban rebels ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
cause	Cuban nationalism ⓘ economic grievances in Cuba ⓘ failure of earlier autonomy and reform efforts ⓘ opposition to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
countryInvolved	Cuba ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1898-08-12 ⓘ
followedBy	Cuba ⓘ surface form: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) U.S. Military Government in Cuba ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the collapse of Spanish colonial power in the Americas ⓘ paved the way for U.S. influence in Cuba ⓘ
keyFigure	Antonio Maceo ⓘ Calixto García ⓘ José Martí ⓘ Máximo Gómez ⓘ Valeriano Weyler ⓘ William McKinley ⓘ
location	Cuba ⓘ
opponent	Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
partOf	Cuban struggle for independence ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ surface form: Spanish–American conflicts
precededBy	Little War (Cuba) ⓘ Ten Years' War ⓘ
relatedConflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
relatedDocument	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ
result	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ U.S. intervention in 1898 ⓘ U.S. military occupation of Cuba ⓘ defeat of Spain in the Caribbean ⓘ end of Spain’s empire in the Americas ⓘ end of Spanish colonial rule in Cuba ⓘ
significantEvent	Grito de Baire ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ surface form: U.S. declaration of war on Spain (1898) destruction of the USS Maine ⓘ reconcentration policy in Cuba ⓘ
startDate	1895-02-24 ⓘ
theaterOfWar	Caribbean Sea ⓘ eastern Cuba ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

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

Mariana Grajales → movement → Cuban War of Independence ⓘ

La Bayamesa → associatedWith → Cuban War of Independence ⓘ

Guillermón Moncada → conflict → Cuban War of Independence ⓘ