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15 février 2021
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Mónica Fernández Jiménez, « 123 years since the sinking of the USS Maine: What did the loss of one single ship suppose? », PopMeC research blog, ID : 10.58079/szew
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Download PDF version In Cuba they craved for independence while in Spain they said “¡EL DESASTRE!” It was more of a disaster than they thought in the Caribbean as the Spanish-American War opened the path to a new stage of colonialism: the protectorate era, a.k.a. American Imperialism. In February 1898 the USS Maine, an American ship, blew up while it anchored in Havana. This was initially believed to be a Spanish attack. The reason for the explosion was never made clear. Maldwyn A. Jones a...