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[]

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]

•  [es], 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 Cuban Revolution when relations with the U.S. deteriorated.^[2][3]
• 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[]

Monument of the heroes of Santiago de Cuba and Cavite - Cartagena

• 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  [es].^[8]

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[]

• Veterans Memorial Building

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

[1] ^[17]

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

• 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[]

• Dayton Memorial Hall

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

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