Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Cuba. Havana. Demonstration of mourning on the occasion of the burial of the "Maine" victims, February 16, 1898, after the explosion that took place on February 15 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. Engraving by Matute. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.

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