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Article: On San Juan Hill, US glory meant Cuban humiliation
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- October 26, 2008
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Forget the embargo. If you really want to know where U.S.-Cuba relations went wrong, head to San Juan Hill, site of the battle that decided the Spanish-American War.
On a series of ridges overlooking Cuba's second-largest city, American soldiers and volunteers _ including future president Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders _ fought alongside Cuban insurgents to beat the Spanish on July 1, 1898. Yet U.S. commanders then stopped armed Cubans from entering Santiago, fearing looting, and negotiated peace with Spain. The U.S. finally granted Cuba independence only after reserving the right to intervene militarily on the island at will.
"It's a sad moment in our ...
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