On Aug. 12, 1898, the peace protocol ending the Spanish-American War was signed

Comentário: a razão porque a Espanha, até recentemente, foi sempre prudente nas relações com os EUA, foi óbviamente, a "libertação" de Cuba e das Filipinas. Sendo que estes, no século seguinte, de vivência livre pouco têm para contar. "Unintended consequences".

On Aug. 12, 1898, the peace protocol ending the Spanish-American War was signed
Terms of the Protocol

Washington, Aug. 12 -- Secretary of State Day, after the peace protocol had been signed by him and by Ambassador Cambon this afternoon, prepared and gave to the press the following official statement of the terms of the document:

1. Spain will relinquish all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.

2. Puerto Rico and other Spanish islands in the West Indies and an island in the Ladrones, to be selected by the United States, shall be ceded to the latter.

3. The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay, and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace, which shall determine the control, disposition, and government of the Philippines.

4. Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other Spanish islands in the West Indies shall be immediately evacuated and Commissioners, to be appointed within ten days, shall, within thirty days from the signing of the protocol, meet at Havana and San Juan, respectively, to arrange and execute the details of the evacuation.

5. The United States and Spain will each appoint more than five Commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace. The Commissioners are to meet at Paris not later than the 1st of October.

6. On the signing of the protocol hostilities will be suspended and notice to that effect will be given as soon as possible by each Government to the commanders of its military and naval forces.