History and government of New Mexico . rough riders and good soldiers. 281. Fighting in Cuba. — Leaving San Antonio, May29, this Rough-Rider regiment proceeded by way of Tampa,Florida, to Cuba, landing near Santiago, on June 22 — just in time to be inaction at Las Guasimas(gwa-semas), the firstengagement in Cuba,two days later. At ElCaney (ka/ni) and SanJuan, July 1-3, they wonbrilliant victories. Buttheir fighting was soonover; for when Santiagosurrendered, July 17,the war in Cuba ended,and Porto Rico surren-dered without a August 7 they leftGeneral Nelson A. Miles Cuba; September 1
History and government of New Mexico . rough riders and good soldiers. 281. Fighting in Cuba. — Leaving San Antonio, May29, this Rough-Rider regiment proceeded by way of Tampa,Florida, to Cuba, landing near Santiago, on June 22 — just in time to be inaction at Las Guasimas(gwa-semas), the firstengagement in Cuba,two days later. At ElCaney (ka/ni) and SanJuan, July 1-3, they wonbrilliant victories. Buttheir fighting was soonover; for when Santiagosurrendered, July 17,the war in Cuba ended,and Porto Rico surren-dered without a August 7 they leftGeneral Nelson A. Miles Cuba; September 15 they were discharged from service. The second call for volunteers came so late and thewar ended so suddenly that the Big-Four regiment fromNew Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Indian Territoryhad not yet left Camp Churchman, Georgia, when Santiagosurrendered and the Spanish opposition collapsed. Theyreturned home without seeing any active service. III. THE WINNING OF STATEHOOD 282. The Moral Victory. — New Mexico had been called. THE BEGINNINGS OF STATEHOOD 239 on in a National crisis and had made good. The Rough-Rider Regiment had done such credit to itself and itssection that even the solidly Republican Congress wouldnnd it more difficult now to ignore the demands of thesefour southwestern Territories — New Mexico, Arizona,Oklahoma, and Indian Territory — for self-government. The case of New Mexico was somewhat changed, too, bythe fact that her Delegates in Congress in recent yearswere generally Republican. In fact, there were indica-tions that the political complexion of the Territory hadchanged. Prior to 1896 New Mexico had generally beenDemocratic. In the elections of that year, though theDemocrats retained control of the Legislative Council,the Republicans carried the House of Representatives;and after that year both houses became safely Republican. 283. Union with Arizona Proposed, 1906. — Even then acertain unworthy jealousy of southwestern influence showedi
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