United States Military Government in Cuba
1898–1902 American military occupation of Cuba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United States Military Government in Cuba (Spanish: Gobierno militar estadounidense en Cuba or Gobierno militar americano en Cuba), was a provisional military government in Cuba that was established in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War in 1898 when Spain ceded Cuba to the United States.[1][2]
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United States Military Government in Cuba Gobierno militar estadounidense en Cuba | |||||||||||
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1898–1902 | |||||||||||
Motto: E Pluribus Unum "Out of Many, One" | |||||||||||
Anthem: Salve, Columbia "Hail, Columbia" | |||||||||||
Status | Administered territory of the United States | ||||||||||
Capital | Havana | ||||||||||
Common languages | Spanish, English | ||||||||||
Government | Military Government | ||||||||||
Military-Governor | |||||||||||
• 1898–1899 | Adolfo Castellanos | ||||||||||
• 1899 | John R. Brooke | ||||||||||
• 1899–1902 | Leonard Wood | ||||||||||
Historical era | Modern Era | ||||||||||
20 April 1898 | |||||||||||
10 December 1898 | |||||||||||
2 March 1901 | |||||||||||
20 May 1902 | |||||||||||
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Today part of | Cuba United States |
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This period was also referred to as the First Occupation of Cuba, to distinguish it from a second occupation from 1906 to 1909. United States Army forces involved in the garrisoning of the island during this time were honored with the Army of Cuban Occupation Medal after its establishment in 1915.