The Story of Cuba

“The Story of Cuba is a tragedy.” Murat Halstead wrote it while the insurrection was still burning — four centuries of Spanish rule, the sugar and slave economy, Weyler’s camps, and an America deciding whether to intervene.

Early Incidents of the Present War

6 pages in this part of The Story of Cuba.

Early Incidents of the Present War

The Ibarra Band the First Organized-Coloma and His Fiance, Being Captured, are Married in Moro Castle-Efforts Made for Peace, but the…

Early Incidents of the Present War: Gomez

That Ibarra band, the first one in the present war, numbered about thirty men, one of them being Juan Gualberto Gomez, colored, the…

Early Incidents of the Present War: Marrero

Soon after the dispersion of the Coloma band, it became evident that the spirit of rebellion had already spread through several districts…

Early Incidents of the Present War: Masso

Other efforts were made in favor of peace. On the day following Leyva's departure from "La Odiosa," Masso received there his old friend…

Early Incidents of the Present War: Spanish

The revolt was centred in the Santiago Province. The daily increases of both armies added importance to the struggle, without altering…

Early Incidents of the Present War: Puerto

The province of Puerto Principe was still in peace. Only one insurgent band had been raised, and this was soon defeated under the…

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