Battle of Santiago de Cuba Battle of Santiago de Cuba The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a naval battle that occurred on July 3, 1898, in which the United States Navy decisively defeated Spanish forces, sealing American victory in the Spanish–American War and achieving nominal independence for Cuba from Spanish rule. The battle marked the culmination of the Cuban Wars for Independence that had been waged by Cuban revolutionaries against Spanish imperial power for several decades. The United States had political, economic, cultural, and ideological interests in Cuba. Within this larger context, many American political leaders, pushed by interventionist public opinion, were outraged by
Raid on Santiago de Cuba (1603) Raid on Santiago de Cuba (1603) The Capture of Santigao De Cuba was a minor military event that took place towards the end of the Anglo–Spanish War in May 1603. Santiago de Cuba was attacked and sacked by English privateers led by Christopher Cleeve. In late February 1603 Christopher Cleeve, in the large armed merchant galleon "Elizabeth and Cleeve" along with a pinnace left England on a privateering expedition to raid the Spanish Main; funded largely by a number of London Merchants. Cleeve arrived in the Caribbean in April; Cleeve's main target was Santiago de Cuba which had escaped attacks