$20 million in exchange for the Philippines..
Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.
Cuba was a territory of Spain until the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898. The war was betweein the U.S.and Spain not the U.S. and Cuba.
overseas colonies-apex
On behalf of Spain's request, the French ambassador in Washington DC was asked by Spain to help arrange a peace treaty to end the Spanish - American War. The treaty, signed in Paris was called the Treaty of Paris.
The Treaty of Paris (1898)
US victory and Spain lost its New World Kingdom.
The Spanish Civil War ended in Spain.
It was a Spanish Colony for more than 400 years.
Yes, it was Spanish land until the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
Concession by Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 as resolved in the Treaty of Paris.
No, it was fought in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain lost its colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific. Specifically, it ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States and relinquished control of the Philippines, which was also sold to the U.S. for $20 million. This marked a significant decline in Spanish influence and territory, signaling the emergence of the United States as a global power.