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Goff's Historical Map of Spanish-American War in the West Indies, 1898, published by Fort Dearborn Pub. Co. in Chicago in 1899, provides a thorough representation of key locations in the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War. The map, copyrighted by Eugenia Wheeler Goff and Henry Slade Goff—who were known for their educational Goff's Historical Maps for Schools and Families—incorporates insets that focus on the Santiago Campaign of June-July 1898, San Juan Island of Puerto Rico, and the details of Havana City and Harbor.
The Spanish-American War, which occurred in 1898, marked a significant turning point in both American and Caribbean history. In the Caribbean theater, one of the most notable battles was the U.S. invasion of Cuba, where American forces joined Cuban rebels in their fight against Spanish colonial rule. The war culminated in the decisive naval Battle of Santiago de Cuba, which resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Caribbean fleet. With the Treaty of Paris that ended the conflict, Spain relinquished control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States, signaling the end of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the emergence of the United States as a new imperial power in the Caribbean and Pacific regions.
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