Cuban Battlefields of the Spanish-Cuban-American War

Government building Plaza Cespedes. The U.S. raised flag in 1898 on this site

Government building Plaza Cespedes. The U.S. raised flag in 1898 on this site

Date: March 9-15, 2005

Description: Cespedes Plaza is in the heart of old Santiago. The newer building is on the site of an old Spanish colonial structure, and is one site where U.S. soldiers raised the American flag after the Spanish surrender, much to the consternation of the Cuban revolutionary forces