Spanish-American War: 1898. Howland Island: 1857* Wake Island: 1899 American Samoa: 1889/1900.
The Spanish-American war was fought in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. It was fought in the Caribbean and the western Pacific. Ground combat took place on the island of Cuba. The two major naval engagements were the US victories in Manila Bay (in the Philippines) and in the Battle of Santiago, off Cuba.
Cuba.
It gained its Independence from Spain after 400 years as a subjugated and exploited Caribbean Island.
After the Spanish American War, Guam became an American Territory. Actually it was a small island not really worth much. It actually became an American coaling station, or a place where American ships could refuel, or a filling station for ships.
Guam remains a US Territory acquired in the Spanish American War.
On the island of Cuba in the Caribbean.
Guam
Guam, a lovely island with 178,000 residents.
Puerto Rico was a focal point of the war in the Caribbean. The Philippines was the primary battle ground in the Pacific. Other areas of conflict include Cuba and Guam.
La Espanola or Hispaniola was the island in the Caribbean that Columbus discovered in 1492. These are the Spanish names for this island. Today, this Caribbean island consists of the two countries the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Haiti (it shares an island with the Dominican Republic).
Puerto Rico
It's cuba.
The English speaking Caribbean island with a Spanish name meaning "bearded" is Barbados. The island's name comes from the Spanish word "los barbados," which means "the bearded ones" and refers to the island's fig trees with long hanging roots that resemble beards.
Spanish-American War: 1898. Howland Island: 1857* Wake Island: 1899 American Samoa: 1889/1900.
Puerto Rico is the Caribbean island with the most white population with over a 76.2% of the population being white mostly Spanish descendence.