HISTORICAL DICTIONARY A–Z - Spain and Portugal: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present - page 165

decades had maintained a strong interest in
the island, declared war, invaded Cuba,
defeated the Spanish forces, and compelled
their evacuation from Cuba. Following the

conclusion of the S PANISH -A MERICAN W AR ,
Cuba remained under the protection of the
United States until she was proclaimed a
sovereign republic in 1902.