Spanish-American War (21 avr. 1898 – 13 août 1898)
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EIGHT DAYS OF INDEPENDENCE
General elections are held in March 1898 and the first “autonomous” government of Puerto Rico begins to function on July 17, 1898.
Just eight days later, on July 25, Nelson A. Miles (the Commanding General of the U.S. Army) invades Puerto Rico with 16,000 soldiers as part of the Spanish-American War.
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