List of Spanish–American War monuments and memorials
This is a list of monuments and memorials that were established as public displays and symbols of the Spanish–American War of 1898.
Cuba[]
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Monument to Victims of the Maine, in 1930
There have been numerous memorials to the war in Cuba, including sites preserved by engineers right after the war and numerous monuments that have been preserved by Cuba to this day, although few Americans have been able to visit since U.S. banned travel to Cuba in 1963.[1]
- Cuban Revolution when relations with the U.S. deteriorated.[2][3] , Havana, inaugurated March 8, 1925. Created by Cuban architect and Spanish sculptor ; included two marble columns and two allegorical figures representing fraternity between the Republic of Cuba and the United States. The monument was "decapitated" by removal of the eagle atop the columns in 1961 after the
- Other Havana memorials included busts of Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, and Leonard Wood (military governor of Cuba).[2]
- , San Juan Hill[4]
- , Santiago de Cuba[5]
Puerto Rico[]
See Puerto Rican Campaign#Markers, monuments and tombstones
Spain[]
- Monumento a Vara de Rey, Madrid[6] a monument to General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio, who led Spanish forces against overwhelming odds at the Battle of El Caney.
- Monument to Vara de Rey, Ibiza[7]
- Monumento a los Héroes de Cavite y Santiago, in Cartagena, a monument to the heroes of the naval battles of Santiago de Cuba and Cavite (Battle of Manila Bay)
- Monument to the repatriated soldiers of Cuba and the Philippines who died in the city of Vigo in 1898, La Cruz Roja de Vigo in [8] .
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The Red Cross of Vigo to the repatriated soldiers of Cuba and the Philippines.
United States[]
Puerto Rico[]
Puerto Rico became part of the U.S. as a result of the war, and the Puerto Rican Campaign, within the Caribbean theatre of the war, included a land invasion in the south on July 25, 1898 which ended August 13, when the armistice ending the war was signed.
- , Guánica, erected in 1938.[9]
- Yauco Battle Site, site of the July 25-26, 1898 Battle of Yauco, the first major engagement of the campaign,[10] was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Arizona[]
- Bucky O'Neill Monument, Courthouse Plaza, Prescott
- Spanish War Veterans Monument - Tucson, AZ
- In Memory of All Spanish American War Veterans Plaque - Fountain Hills, AZ
Arkansas[]
- "The Boys of 1898", Spanish–American War memorial at MacArthur Park, Little Rock[11]
California[]
- California Volunteers, also known as the Spanish–American War Memorial, San Francisco
- "Spanish American War Memorial", Oakland [12]
- Spanish–American War Memorial, 7th Regiment Monument, Pershing Square, Los Angeles
- This is the oldest work of public art in the City of Los Angeles, completed in 1900. It is designated as Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Monument No. 480[13]).
- The Hiker statue (1949), Capitol Park, Sacramento.[14]
District of Columbia[]
- Cuban Friendship Urn, Washington D.C.
Illinois[]
- Memorial Hall
- "Spanish–American War Memorial", Springfield [15]
Iowa[]
Indiana[]
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis
Louisiana[]
- The Hiker, Spanish American War Monument,
- "Spanish–American War Memorial", City Park, Baton Rouge [16]
Maine[]
- "Spanish-American War Monument", Monument Park, Houlton
Massachusetts[]
The Volunteer - an infantryman with his rifle held at the ready position.
- "The Volunteer", Marlborough [18]
- "Spanish American War Memorial", Concord [19]
- "Spanish–American War Memorial", Springfield
Michigan[]
- Spanish American War Memorial, Belle Isle, Detroit, dedicated in 1932[20]
Mississippi[]
- "Spanish–American War Memorial", War Memorial Building, Jackson [21]
- "Soldiers Monument", Louisville [22]
New Hampshire[]
- "Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902", Manchester [23]
New York[]
- Dewey Arch, triumphal arch honoring Admiral George Dewey which stood at Madison Square Park from 1899 to 1900. The monument was removed as Dewey's fame and reputation sank during the unpopular 1899-1902 Philippine–American War.[24]
- Spanish American War Monument to the 71st Infantry Regiment, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
- Spanish–American War Monument in honor of those who served in the City of Rochester and Monroe County, Rochester Community War Memorial Terrace
Ohio[]
Oregon[]
- Fountain for Company H, Portland
- Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument, Portland
- Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial, Portland
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, Portland
Rhode Island[]
- "Spanish American War Memorial", Woonsocket, Rhode Island [25]
- The Hiker, Spanish American War Monument
South Carolina[]
- Spanish–American War Monument, State House Grounds, Columbia [26]
Texas[]
- Spanish–American War Memorial, City Hall, Wichita Falls [27]
- The Hiker, Spanish American War Monument, Austin
The Hiker along Memorial Drive on the way to Arlington National Cemetery.[28]
Virginia[]
- Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery), Virginia
- Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
- Rough Riders Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
- The Hiker, a memorial to the veterans of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection located along Memorial Drive or the Avenue of Heroes, the approach to Arlington National Cemetery.[29]
Wisconsin[]
- Spanish–American War Soldier, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
References[]
- ^ "Cuban Battlefields of the Spanish-Cuban-American War: Memorials and Monuments". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "El Maine en las Tarjetas Postales Cubanas". Cuba Museo. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Reinaldo Emilio Cosano Alén (March 27, 2015). "¿Se posará el Águila sobre el Maine? El monumento a las víctimas del acorazado US Maine, fue decapitado por la turba revolucionaria en 1961".
- ^ "Monument to 71st New York at San Juan Hill".
- ^ "Monumento en Playa de Daiquiri". EcuRed.
- ^ Francisco Castrillo Mazeres (1999). "Cien años de la Guerra Hispanoamericana de 1898". Militarja, Revista de cultura Militar (13): 3. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ González, Miguel Ángel (11 November 2012). "Vara de Rey, el monumento". .
- ^ Lamas, Jorge (2010-06-30). "El descanso de los muertos de Cuba". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ "Monumentos y tumbas". Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Arleen Pabón; Eduardo Regis; José E. Marull; Hugh Tosteson (August 12, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Yauco Battle Site / Batalla de Yauco, Hacienda Quiñones, Hacienda Desideria, Hacienda Santa Rita" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "United Spanish War Veterans "The Boys of 1898" Memorial - Little Rock, Arkansas". Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Oakland War Memorial". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ ""Spanish-American War Memorial"". PublicArtinLA.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "California State Capitol Museum: Spanish–American War". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Carl Volkmann; Roberta Volkmann (1 January 2008). Springfield's Sculptures, Monuments, and Plaques. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-0-7385-5165-4.
- ^ Hilda S. Krousel PhD (11 September 2012). Landmarks and Monuments of Baton Rouge. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-61423-681-8.
- ^ "Spanish American War Monument". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "The Volunteer". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Eric Hurwitz (1 May 2016). Massachusetts Town Greens: A History of the State's Common Centers. Globe Pequot Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4930-1928-1.
- ^ "Spanish American War Memorial". Waymarking.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Steve Rajtar; Frances Elizabeth Franks (19 August 2010). War Monuments, Museums and Library Collections of 20th Century Conflicts: A Directory of United States Sites. McFarland. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4766-1237-9.
- ^ Jennie Newsom Hoffman (1955). A History of Winston County.
- ^ "File:Spanish-American War monument, Manchester, NH IMG 2769.JPG", Wikipedia, retrieved 2020-07-14
- ^ Monuments, Cemeteries, Spanish–American War at Encyclopedia.com
- ^ Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission. 1976. p. 60.
- ^ Watson, Inez (1958). Monuments on the State House Grounds. Columbia, SC: South Carolina General Assembly, House of Representatives.
- ^ Carol Morris Little (1 January 1996). A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-292-76036-3.
- ^ "The Hiker". Mnumental Thoughts, Welcome to my hometown--Washington, C.C.
- ^ Goode, James M (1974). The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 194. ISBN 0-87474-149-1.
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