American battleship "Maine" after the explosion that took place on February 15, 1898 in the port of Havana. The event, which occurred during the Cuban war of Independence, served as a pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain. Illustration by A. de Caula. Photoengraving by Laporta. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.

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