The Spanish American war was a belic conflict that begun in 1898 and involved Spain (including Cuba and the Philippines) and the United States. The Leaders involved were:
From Spain:
- Queen Maria Cristina of Austria (regent)
- Admiral Pascual Cervera, who commanded the Spanish Caribbean fleet in Cuba
- Praxedes Mateo Sagasta, Patricio Montojo, Pascual Cervera, Asenio Linares, Manuel Macías, Ramón Blanco, Antero Rubín, Valeriano Weyler (Spanish army)
- Máximo Gómez, Calixto García, Demetri Castillo (Cuba)
- Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini (in Philippines)
From the US:
- Commodore George Dewey, U.S. naval squadron; he destroyed the spanish fleet in Manila, Philippines.
- General Willian Shafter,
- President William McKinley
- Nelson A. Miles
- William T. Sampson