Santiago Surrender Tree
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The site of the Santiago Surrender Tree (also known as the Tree of Peace or Spanish: Arbol de la Paz), located in Santiago, Cuba, marks the site where Spanish forces surrendered to U.S. forces on July 17, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War.
Background
[edit | edit source]The site of the ceiba tree marks the site where Spanish forces surrendered to U.S. forces on July 17, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War.[1] The tree had been the site of previous prisoner exchanges. On July 1, 1898, U.S. and Cuban troops had taken Fort El Viso, El Caney and San Juan Hill. These victories led to the U.S. victory at Santiago de Cuba.
Current status
[edit | edit source]Per United States law, the site is to be maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission since 1958.[2] The tree is now gone, but cannon and plaques continue to mark the surrender site.[2]
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Cuban Battlefields
- Library of Congress
- Spanish-Cuban-American War Surrender of Santiago de Cuba July 13, 1898
- Prisoner Exchange Tree, Santiago, Cuba, 1898
- Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
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