place_of_birth guillermo moncada
The Spanish  American War was a conflict fought between ___MASK17___ and the United States in 1898 . Hostilities began in the aftermath ___MASK36___ the internal explosion ___MASK36___ the USS " Maine " in Havana harbor in ___MASK46___ leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War ___MASK36___ Independence . American acquisition ___MASK36___ ___MASK17___ ' s Pacific possessions led to its involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine  American War . The Cuban War ___MASK36___ Independence ( 1895  1898 ) was the last ___MASK36___ three liberation wars that ___MASK46___ fought against Spain , the other two being the Ten Years ' War ( 1868  1878 ) and the Little War ( 1879  1880 ). The final three months ___MASK36___ the conflict escalated to become the Spanish  American War , with United States forces being deployed in ___MASK46___ , Puerto Rico , and the Philippine Islands against Spain . Historians disagree as to the extent that United States officials were motivated to intervene for humanitarian reasons but agree that yellow journalism exaggerated atrocities attributed to Spanish forces against Cuban civilians . The Ten Years ' War ( 1868  1878 ), also known as the Great War (" Guerra Grande ") and the War ___MASK36___ ' 68 , was part ___MASK36___ ___MASK46___ ' s fight for independence from Spain . The uprising was led by Cuban - born planters and other wealthy natives . On October 10 , 1868 sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed independence , beginning the conflict . This was the first ___MASK36___ three liberation wars that ___MASK46___ fought against Spain , the other two being the Little War ( 1879  1880 ) and the Cuban War ___MASK36___ Independence ( 1895  1898 ). The final three months ___MASK36___ the last conflict escalated with United States involvement and has become known also as the Spanish  American War . ___MASK46___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK46___ , is a country comprising the island of ___MASK46___ as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos . ___MASK46___ is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea , the Gulf of Mexico , and the ___MASK91___ meet . It is south of both the U . S . state of Florida and the Bahamas , west of Haiti , and north of Jamaica . Havana is the largest city and capital ; other major cities include ___MASK76___ and Camagüey . ___MASK46___ is the largest island in the Caribbean , with an area of , and the second - most populous after Hispaniola , with over 11 million inhabitants . Born in ___MASK55___ on June 25 , 1841 , Guillermo Moncada ( nicknamed `` Guillermón '' since his childhood , due to his large size ) was one ___MASK36___ 29 Cuban generals in the Cuban War ___MASK36___ Independence . A former carpenter , he later became a black folk hero , renowned for ending the business ___MASK36___ slavehunter Miguel Pérez Céspedes . The Moncada Barracks and Estadio Guillermón Moncada were both named in his honour . ___MASK17___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK36___ ___MASK17___ , is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe , with two large archipelagos , the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast , two cities Ceuta and Melilla in the North African mainland and several small islands in the Alboran Sea near the Moroccan coast . Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with ___MASK63___ ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay ___MASK36___ Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the ___MASK91___ . It is the only European country to have a border with an African country ( Morocco ) and its African territory accounts for nearly 5 % ___MASK36___ its population , mostly in the Canary Islands but also in Ceuta and Melilla . Yellow journalism , or the yellow press , is a type ___MASK36___ journalism that presents little or no legitimate well - researched news and instead uses eye - catching headlines to sell more newspapers . Techniques may include exaggerations ___MASK36___ news events , scandal - mongering or sensationalism . By extension , the term " yellow journalism " is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion .